I0LUME9 NUMBER 1
SPRING 1975
The JOURNAL is produced by THE CIVIL WAR TOKEN SOCIETY to help
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Patriotic Patter
by Jack R. Detwiler
(All rights reserved by the author)
The National Union League piece, Fuld 217/479, is a Civil War medal. It is
very popular with medal, token and political collectors. Factors which add to
its desirability among Civil War token collectors are the large planchet size
(24mm) and the off-metal varieties (brass, white metal and silver). Since
medals are usually larger than tokens, the size should not be a considera-
tion. But Fuld 217/479 stands out as different among the 18-19mm tokens in
Fulds’ Patriotic Civil War Tokens.
OB V - Fuld 217 REV- Fuld 479
Only 32 stars are in the field of the U.S. Flag of die 217, but there were 34
states in early 1863 and 35 states in the latter half of that year. The 34th
state, Kansas, was admitted in 1861; and the 35th state, West Virginia,
joined the Union on June 20, 1963. On the reverse, Fuld 479, a “K” appears
above the “8” of the date. This is the engraver’s initial, and it is also a mint
mark since it tells us where the medal was made. The die sinker was F. C.
Key and Son, 329 Arch Street, Philadelphia. The son was William H. Key,
and he rather than his father may have engraved the die 479.
Fuld 217/479 is one of eight Union League metals listed under 1862 in J.
Doyle DeWitt’s A Century of Campaign Buttons 1789-1889, The Travelers
Press, Hartford, CT, 1959. The first Union League was organized in Phila-
delphia on December 27, 1862 according to the inscription on the reverse of
DeWitt U-1862-2. Therefore, all the Union League medals are listed under
1862 even though five of the eight listings have an 1863 issue date.
Copperheads opposed the war and felt that the issues should be settled by
compromise rather than the bitter struggle between Unionists and Rebels.
The Union Leaguers reacted differently by strongly backing Lincoln’s
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DIE-A-GRAM NO. P-7
Trademark
FULD PATRIOTIC
Part 4 - 1863 WITH SLOGAN/RIBBON IN FIELD
MILLIONS FOR
SLOGAN
UNITED
CONTRACTORS
IN FIELD
WE STAND
Fuld 97
H&G81
R-2
BORDER
Fuld 100
H&G 83
R-8
PLAIN
Fuld 98
H&G 82
R-4
RIBBON
INFIELD
Fuld 99
H&G — None
R-3
4
SEE TOP
OF NEXT
PAGE
NUMBERS 57-104
INDIAN HEADS
PART 4 (Continued)
PART 5 - 1863 WITH 9-12 STAR FIELD
RIBBON
STARS IN
12
IN FIELD
FIELD
(5/7)
Fuld 77
H&G61
R-4
Fuld 78
H&G 62
R-3
5
policies, supporting the war, and opposing the Copperheads. The patriotic
spirit of the Union Leagues is emphasized on the obverse of Fuld 217/479.
The main device is the American Flag, and the legend declares, “Long May
It Wave.”
Fuld 289
Fuld 397
Fuld 432
Other patriotic dies express the sentiments of the Union League members.
Fuld 289 expresses their devout loyalty to “Lincoln and Union.” Fuld 397
and 432 are warnings to the Southern Sympathizers — “Beware Copper-
heads” and “No Compromise with Traitors.”
Die-a-gram No. P-7. Parts 4 and 5 of Die-a-gram No. P-7 continue the iden-
tification and discussion of the Indian head group of patriotics. Parts 1-3
were published in V8N3pp69-73. The keys (1-14 specimens) of parts 4 and 5
are Fuld 85 (7-14 specimens) and 100 (5-10 specimens). There are no semi-
keys in this subgroup of Indian Heads. The other six dies are common in
rarities of R-2 through R-4.
None of the eight dies in Parts 4 and 5 has a mint mark, but several of the
dies can be linked to a die sinker. The manufacturers of dies 77, 78, and 97
are unknown, but it is obvious that the same die sinker made 77 and 78.
DIE SINKER
DIE PAIRED WITH
MINTED IN
H. D. Higgins
85
9 and 431
Mishawaka, IN
Emil Sigel
95
368 (E.S.)
New York City
Louis Roloff (?)
98,99
291,292
New York City
Charles Horter
100
341
New York City
IDENTO CHART NO. P-7
PART 4
1863 WITH SLOGAN OR
RIBBON IN FIELD
DIE
IN FIELD
HEADBAND
BORDER
95
Ribbon with 13 Stars
15 Balls
Dentils
97 Millions for Contractors
Fort Lafaye
Dentils
98
Union and Liberty
13 Balls
Plain
99
Union and Liberty
13 Balls
Beads
100
United We Stand
Plain
Beads
6
—
IDENTO-CHART NO. P-7 PART 5
1863 WITH 9-12 STARS IN FIELD
DIE
STARS IN FIELD
HEADBAND
PLANCHET SIZE
77
10
7 Diamonds
20mm
78
9
7 Diamonds
18mm
85
12(5/7)
Zig-Zag
18.5mm
The following table presents the unusual varieties involving the dies of
Parts 4 and 5 of Die-a-gram P-7.
VARIETY
QUANTITY
FULD LISTINGS
Unique and Unusual
1
97/389 C R10 23.5mm
See V 3N lp8 ( Photo )
Full Brockage
1
95/95
Blank Reverse
1
95/0
Over U.S. C-N Cent
2
95/368 and 97/389
Over U.S. Dime
1
97/389
Double header
1
9/85
An overview of how Die-a-gram No. P-7 is subdivided into its parts is
found in V8N3p70. Parts 6-9 are coming up.
Major Varieties. Two flip-over double strikes and one patriotic over patri-
otic are the major varieties discussed below.
1) 20 303 C R9 (Flip-over double strike) by Paul White. The ob-
verse, 20 over 303, shows two borders below the 1863 date of the overstrike.
Arm (Army), Nav (Navy), wreath, single star in the opening of the wreath,
and the crossed swords are all recognized elements of the understrike, 303.
The reverse, 303 over 20, also displays two borders, but they are at 12
o’clock. The face, hair, neck, and several 5-pointed stars in the field are
visible parts of the Turban Head understrike, 20. The thickness of the
planchet is wedge-shaped (1.0-1. 4mm) which explains the uneven
OB V-Fuld 20 o ver 303
REV-Fuld 303 over 20
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impressions (wreath strong on one side and weak on the other). The planchet
was rotated 75-80 degrees as well as being flipped over between the two
strikes. The 20.3mm token has a railroad rim, and a delaminated section has
broken away between 6 and 9 o’clock along the reverse border /rim.
OB V-Fuld 52 o ver 2 71 RE V-Fuld 430 over 111
2)52 430 C R9 (Over 271/111) by Jon Harris. Here is still another of
those rare POPs (Patriotic over patriotic) which may be an RIO. The ob-
verse is 52 over 271. The two borders are visible around the complete circum-
ference of the token. The understrike can be identified as Fuld 271 rather
than a 272 (See V8N2p39, last paragraph). The reverse is 430 over one of the
following dies: 23, 36, 107, 110, 111, 176, 177, 201, 249, and 252. The list of
candidates was determined by finding die 271 in Helen Moore’s “Reverse
Cross Reference Index of Patriotic Civil War Tokens’’ (See V3Nlp22). By
studying this POP’s reverse one can see that the understrike has large beads
in the border, and it takes 40 beads to go halfway around the border. The
only die which meets these requirements is Fuld 111, therefore, the reverse is
430 over 111.
OB V-Fuld 119 o ver 398 RE V-Fuld 398 over 119
3) 119 398 C R9 (Flip-over double strike) by Jon Harris. The obverse
is triple struck, but the reverse shows only two strikes. Fuld 119 is struck
over 398 on the obverse with a second 1 19 strike rotated approximately 25
degrees from the first Washington impression. The lips of the one
Washington strike are opposite the nose of the other 119 die. The reverse
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shows 398 over 119. The bust of Washington, part of the date, and the two
branches and stars of the field are detectable elements of the understrike.
Minor Variety. 119 398 C R9 (Obverse double struck) by Jon
Harris. The second strike on the obverse is rotated 160 degrees from the first
strike of die 119. There are two dates, one at the top and the other at the
bottom. Two borders can be seen at 10 o’clock. The reverse is not double
struck, and its single strike was made at the same time as the first
OBV-Fuld 119 Double strike REV-Fuld 398
impression on the obverse. The reverse of the token was placed on a flat,
metal surface, and the second obverse strike was made. The pressure from
the second obverse strike cause the reverse design to be flattened against
the hard, metal surface, particularly at the bottom and left side.
Acknowledgements. The photographs were supplied by Krause Publica-
tions, Bob Hailey, Joe Garside, and George Fuld. Ted Cohen reviewed the
die-a-grams.
1975 MEMBERSHIP REPORT
The CWTS membership included 352 collectors on February 5, 1975.
There have been 330 membership renewals (including life members) and
22 new members. Fifty-three 1974 members have not renewed for the new
year.
There are six new life members: Robert W. Ross III (LM 16), Harold
Helm (LM 17), Frances G. Stewart (LM 18), Dale H. Cade (LM 19), Robert
W. O’Brien (LM 20), and Wayne Stafford (LM 21).
Members were asked to answer two questions about the CWTS quarterly
auctions: The results of the poll were:
1. The minimum bid for any given lot should be
$1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 None \Vi Times R
43 20 46 25 36 5 1
Depends upon Rarity
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2. The minimum grade for any listed lot should be
Fair Good Very Good Fine Very Fine None Any grade Depends upon Rarity
1 51 47 49
16 7 6
Jack R. Detwiler, Membership Manager
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By Ronn Fern
A new Minor Variety has been discovered. It is a patriotic token, 140/394,
struck in copper, with the 394 die double struck. The 1st strike is on center
and the 2nd strike is approximately 7-10% off-center, towards 10 o’clock.
This patriotic token was sent to me by Jack Detwiler of Placentia, Califor-
nia several months ago for my interpretation. Jack, knowing that I
specialize in collecting error or odd-ball CWT’s, apparently felt I could
evaluate the piece and at the same time whet my appetite . . . some friend!
Along with the double struck piece, Jack sent two normal 140/394 tokens
for comparison purposes. To these, one of my own 140/394 pieces, a broad-
struck with a partial collar error, was added. The attempt was then made to
compare the normal tokens and my error piece with the double struck
Patriotic.
In Civil War patriotic token collecting circles, we normally call the obverse
die that which has a head or famous figure— more likely than not, the date
will also appear. In the case of the 140/394 token, the 140 die, with the head
of General Me Clellan, was appointed as the obverse die. In truth, with
regular tokens, it is very difficult if not impossible to tell which die was the
obverse and which the reverse when the token was struck, and in most cases,
the original designation for obverse and reverse die would suffice. Error
collecting is different. This changes drastically with some types of mis-
struck tokens, and with a little bit of practice and the right error token, you
can establish which die was really the obverse or reverse.
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Based on the minting procedures used in the U.S. mints during the late
nineteenth century and today the reverse die is considered to be the
stationary or bottom die and the obverse die the moveable or upper die.
There were a few exceptions, the buffalo nickel bing one of these, where the
Indian head with the date was the reverse die (on the bottom).
With this in mind, and with the aid of my partial collar, broadstruck “Lit-
tle Mack’’ token, we can establish that the 394 die with the inscription “Me
Clellan Medal For One Cent” was in fact the obverse or top die. The double-
struck 394 die error also is a partial collar and the location of this error in-
dicates that the 394 die was the obverse die when this token was struck.
You may wonder why it is important to establish which is the obverse and
which is the reverse dies. The main reason is to assist in the verification that
the double struck 394 token could and in fact did occur. It would have been
virtually impossible for this error to occur if 394 was the reverse die.
A partial collar on a token is the result of one or more things. First, the un-
struck blank does not properly seat itself in the die chamber, and the
retaining collar either did not function properly as the token was struck or
the token blank was a little oversize and rested on top of the collar rather
than inside it. As the token was struck, the planchet was forced as much as
possible into the die collar. In error coin collecting circles an error of this
type has been given the name of “railroad rim”, because of it ’s appearance of
a train wheel when viewed from the edge.
The double struck 394 die token was first struck normally, with both the
obverse, reverse, and die collar functioning properly. (There is evidence of a
retaining collar in that the struck token has the typical edge characteristics
with no uneven or spreading of the outer design). For the 2nd strike, the 394
die (obverse) was moved upward about l/16th of an inch in the 10 o’clock
position. By viewing this die under magnification, one can see the ‘M’ of
‘Me’ under the 2nd strike. Part of the design rim is seen thru the ‘CLEL’ of
‘CLELLAN’. The word ‘FOR’ can be seen understruck almost directly below
the 2nd struck ‘FOR’. Part of the word ‘CENT’ can be seen in the rim area
below ‘CENT’ of the 2nd strike. The last strike is always the stronger strike
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in legitimate pieces, and in this case, the 1st strike was almost completely
erased by the 2nd.
The 140 die of the two normal pieces shows re-cutting of the stars, 4th,
8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th. These same things can be seen on the error token,
same stars. The only apparent difference is the doubling of the rim area from
2:30 to 4:00 clock position. This occurred when the top die was moved for
the second strike, and in part, forced a malfunction of the retaining collar,
allowing the token to slip a bit. This movement caused this area to be struck
again, very minutely off center. This slight degree of movement is
explainable when we understand that the reverse die is stationary, and
moves very little. The 140 die on this token is reverse die. This was
determined by the positioning of the partial collar which indicated the 394
die was the obverse due to the larger diameter of the token being on the 394
side.
One would have to guess that this “Messed Up Little Mack’’ was done
with the full knowledge of the diesinker, perhaps for that special customer.
It is close to impossible to even begin to imagine how a token could be struck
normally and then have only one of its dies strike the token again in an off
center condition. How long has it been since you’ve looked at your tokens?
Go back and look at them again, with a closer eye. I recently bought a piece I
thought had a clip on it only to discover one of the dies was double struck af-
ter a second and more careful inspection.
NEW! NEW! NEW!
• Approx. 1500 Entries
• Current Adjusted
Auction Prices
• Token Trends
Indexed by State
• Guide For Pricing
Tokens
Essential for the serious
collector, auction bidder,
buyer, seller, and
investor.
ERIC C. STUMPF
C.W.T.S. — A.N.A. — T.A.M.S.
7114th Ave. SW, Rugby, N.D. 58368
U.S. Civil War
Store Cards
Auction Token
Guide Trends
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MESSAGE FROM YOUR PRESIDENT
First, I want to thank you for electingme your president for the 1975-1976
term. I shall try to be worthy of your trust and confidence and try to keep
and make the C.W.T.S. stronger and more informative and an organization
you all will be proud to be a member of. If you have any suggestions for the
betterment of the C.W.T.S. let me hear them. I’ll get the opinion of the rest
of the board and who knows maybe your suggestion will be the start of
something great. So far there have been four suggestions turned in and
passed on to the board for their action. They deal with the proposal of the
C.W.T.S. giving a literary award, setting up a Jr. membership provision,
and two different suggestions to encourage members to exhibit their C.W.
Tokens at local or state coin shows.
Rich Hartzog has run into a few delays on his proposed project to compile
a list of the store cards that are known in collections. For those that weren’t
at Miami to hear Rich explain it I’ll hit the highlights. He proposes to place
on computer cards the store cards in private collections as well as those
known in permanent collections. This will be a check on the true rarity of a
lot of the tokens. He also hopes to be able to put on the cards the in-
formation of the prices realized on mail bids and the prices tokens sell for in
private sales. This could be the start of the much requested trends or price
guidelines. This is a tremendous job Rich is undertaking but unless he gets
the cooperation of each and every member it will be a lot of work and time
spent for at the best an inaccurate listing and an incomplete picture of the
average prices of the tokens that change hands. Rich will be calling for this
information possibly in the summer issue of the journal, so why don’t you
get started in making a listing of the tokens you have in your collection so
you can be nearly ready when he is? He has the support of the society and
shortly he will need yours. For reasons of security no names will appear
with listings of the tokens.
It isn’t too early to firm up your plans for the C.W.T.S. meeting to be held
in L.A. at the A.N.A. convention. Don’t forget to bring your want list and
any extras that you might have for the evening get togethers of the mem-
bers. These meetings are worth the trip by themselves, just listening to the
stories of finds and deals members have made in the last year and of course
the chance of getting a token or two that you might have been searching for
the last year or so. This happens as many that have attended the last two
years can verify.
Hopefully by the convention time we will have copies of the revised store
card book available for the members, also that the plans for the revised
patriotic book will be firmed up by that time.
The Neptune House, Atlantic City, N.J., is now open for the re-
ception of visitors. Those who wish to engage rooms will please
address John Smick, Neptune House, Atlantic City, N.J., or Smick
& Furey’s Dining Saloon, N.E. corner Sixth and Chesnut Streets.
— Philadelphia Inquirer, July 1, 1863
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Auction Notes
by Jon Harris CWTS LM 3
An incredible amount of business was done in Civil War Tokens at the
recent Token and Medal Jamboree held in Pittsburgh, Pa. last October.
Civil War Tokens “made the show” for many of the dealers in attendance.
In addition to the bourse activity, there was a lively floor and mail bid
auction held by Presidential Coin and Antique Co. Here are some highlights
from this floor sale along with some highlights from the recent C.W.T.S.
mail bid sale:
PRICE PRICE SALE
106/432 C-N EF $26.50 Presidential 10-5-74
This Patriotic is found struck over the Brimelow storecard on New
York 630 K and is very popular, thus accounting for this rather high
price for an R-4.
147/227 Copper Gem UNC. $140.00 Presidential 10-5-74
The famous “Pilgrim” die — Quite popular and scarce though ob-
viously more of a Civil War medalet than a token used as a means of
exchange.
MICH. 40 A-lfo B.U. $230.00 Presidential 10-5-74
Storecards struck in Silver are rare, yet those found in Silver struck
over a U.S. Dime are EXTREMELY rare. The prices for these little
beauties are on the rise.
N.H. 120 A-la EF/AU $18.50 Presidential 10-5-74
New Hampshire is an unusual state in that only one merchant from
the entire state is issued tokens in only one variety. Though only an R-
5, this storecard regularly brings $15-$25 as it is in demand by all state
“type” set collectors.
N.Y. 990 A-la VF $30.00 Presidential 10-5-74
The Williamsville Express timetable token is in demand by collectors
of both Civil War Storecards and Transportation Tokens. This piece
has recent auction records of up to $50.
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TOKEN
PRICE
SALE
OHIO 160 A-lb VF $15.50 Presidential 10-5-74
An extremely rare R-8 merchant from Chillicothe, Ohio. This is the
first time I can recall seeing this piece offered at auction and the lucky
buyer of this Storecard picked up a real bargain at this price.
OHIO 905 C-lb VF holed $52.00 Presidential 10-5-74
This is very rare Sanitary Fair piece from Wappakoneta, Ohio,
brought this high price in spite of the detraction of this specimen’s
being holed. Once again a token which is almost never seen and a piece
which has a potential in the $200 range for a perfect specimen.
R.I. 700F-la VF $21.00 Presidential 10-5-74
This is the only Storecard where one can find the scarce 1294 large
Beer Mug reverse die. Very under-rated at only R-3 as this price
should attest, this Storecard’s rarity should be revised to at least R-6.
TENN. 600 F-3a B.U. $170.00 Presidential 10-5-74
One of the scarce Memphis Storecard “Wealth of the South” mulings.
This sets a new price record for this choice R-8 variety.
WISC. 540 B-la VF $34.00 Presidential 10-5-74
New Lisbon is a scarce “key” town from Wisconsin and this price is
slightly low for this R-7 merchant.
OHIO 165 FM-la A.U. $22.60 C.W.T.S. 10-20-74
A most reasonable price for this very scarce Cincinnati merchant Wm.
Senour and a very attractive piece to boot! One of the very few Civil
War Storecards with lettering in script.
W. VA. 890 A-6a VF $37.50 C.W.T.S. 10-20-74
This seems to be the average “going” price these days for tokens from
this scarce state.
9/405 Brass F $17.00 C.W.T.S. 10-20-74
One of the popular “Indiana Primitive” patriotics and practically
a “steal” at this price for this R-8 Brass variety.
52/430 Brass A.U. $27.75 C.W.T.S. 10-20-74
This Patriotic die combination is only R-3 in Copper, yet in Brass it
jumps to R-8 along with the price. The reverse die is the famous
“Penny Saved is a Penny Earned” and one would have to save a lot of
pennies in order to buy this rare Patriotic token!
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CIVIL WAR TOKEN SOCIETY AUCTION ? 17
TERMS OF SALE — READ CAREFULLY CLOSING DATE 15 1975
1. Send bids to Dale Cade, 26548 Mazur Drive, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif . ,90274*
2. All tokens have been classified by members, and errors will be corrected
if bidder returns lots within 5 days of receipt.
5. Bids are to be made by lot number. For identical bids, earliest postmark wins.
4. BIDS OF S10 OR MORE WILL BE REDUCED TO 5 TO 7 % OVER SECOND HIGHEST BID.
BIDS LESS THAN $10 WILL NOT BE REDUCED.
5. Terms are cash. Payment is to be made within 10 days after receipt of
billing. Bidders will pay postage and insurance.
6. Parents (as agents) should submit bids for minors.
7. Auction Manager reserves the right to reject any bid or to withdraw any lot.
8. Listings per FULD, "US CIVIL WAR STORECARDS" & "PATRIOTIC CIVIL WAR TOKENS".
9. Minimum bids requested by sellers are shown in parentheses ( ).
10. Prices realized list available after the close of the auction, and may be
ordered at the time bids are submitted. Price per copy is 50e.
11. All tokens are copper unless otherwise indicated.
12. With today's increasing token prices, and in fairness to the consignors,
BIDS UNDER $1.50 ARE RESPECTFULLY DECLINED.
ALABAMA
1. 425A-3a R8 XF+ rev has two
small corrosion spots and short
scratch, obv may be laminated
planchet (min bid $200.00)
CONNECTICUT
2.
35B- 1 a
R3
XF
3.
35B- 1 a
R3
XF+
4.
345A-la
R3
F
some surface
roughness obv
5.
345A-la
R3
XF
ILLINOIS
6.
150H-la
R4
VF
non-contemp.
7.
150I-4a
R3
VF
some scratches
rev
8.
150J-la
R5
VF
partially filled
die obv
, scratch
obv
9.
150J-6a
R8
VF
reddish color
10.
150T-la
R3
XF
obv has 2 small
scratches, non-contemp.
11.
2 00A-4a
R7
F+
12.
500B-la
R2
VF
loose dirt
13.
690B-la
R4
VG
dark
14.
775A-la
R5
XF
INDIANA
15.
120B-la
R3
G
holed top & bottom
16.
175D-2a
R3
F
dark
17.
175F-la
R6
F
small rim pinch
obv & rev
18.
260D-la
R5
VF
appears to have
been cleaned
, some stain areas
19.
290B-la
R5
VF
dark blue-gray
coloring
20.
290E-4a
R6
F+
21.
350B-2a
R7
XF
rev die rusty
22.
430F-la
R5
Poor cond, small clip
bent, grinding damage rev
23.
460I-2a
R9
F
cleaned, headdress
detail
weak
24.
460S-la
R5
VG
scratches on rev,
"FE" scratched on obv
25.
530B-2a
R7
VF
Indiana Primitive
dark blue-gray coloring
26.
570E-2a
R5
F
rev die rusty,
non- parallel
dies, small clip on
obv at
7 o'clock
27.
740B-2a
R3
VF
rev die rusty
KENTUCKY
28. 510A-3d C-N R9 VG (min bid
$25.00)
MASSACHUSETTS
29. 115B-la R6 XF die breaks rev
30. 115B-2a R5 XF die breaks
both sides
31. 115EA-la (formerly NYlOE-la) R5
XF cleaned
32. 115G-3a R6 VF rev has chipped
die and loose dirt
33. 260A-la R5 VF dark
34. 530A-la R5 VF cleaned
MICHIGAN
35. 5D-4a R6 VF+
36. 225U-2a R6 XF
37. 225AD-2b brass R3 VF some
loose dirt
38. 225AG-la R7 VG cleaned,
rough surfaces
39. 225AG-la R7 VF+
40. 225AG-3a R8 XF some toning and
loose dirt, obv has several
scratches (min bid $5.00)
41. 225BO-4a R4 VF may have been
cleaned
42. 225CI-2b bronze R3 XF stain rev
43. 225CJ-la R5 XF
44. 370J-lb brass R3 VF large stain
rev, portion of fingerprint obv
45. 450G-7a R4 scratches obv & rev
lower grade to F
46. 525C-3a R9 per Fuld (probably R7
is closer) F considerable loose
dirt on both sides giving dark
coloration, small rim damage area
rev
47. 525C-3a R9 per Fuld (probably R7
is closer) XF partially filled
dies, dark blue-gray coloring
48. 525D-2b brass R8 XF filling
obv die caused some letter fade,
strong "BULLY FOR YOU" rev, small
spot obv (min kid $20.00)
49. 530C-3a R7 VF rough surfaces,
toned
50. 530E-2a R5 F considerable loose
dirt giving dark appearance,
6light dish
16
51
51.
530F-2a
R5
XF
two green
spots obv
52.
530G-2a
R9
XF
start of clip
at 3 o'
clock
53.
6lOB-3a
R8
F
rim damage
several
plac es
54.
6lOC-4a
R7
F
rough rev
55.
660B-2a
R3
XF
56.
735A-la
R5
VF
filling die
obv causing
some
letter fade
57.
770A-2a
R3
F
58.
770B-lb
brass
R4 XF small
corrosion spot both sides
59. 960A-12a R8 VF start of clip
at 9 o'clock, cleaned
87.
630M-lg
lead
R5
VF
88.
630M-9g
lead
R5
VF die breaks
both sides, dark
89.
630M-12a
R6
VF
rev die heavily
clashed
and multiple die breaks
90.
630M-13a
R3
VF
partial railroad
rim obv,
both
dies rusty, "swollen
forehead
" rev
91.
630M-13a
R3
VF
off center strike
partial
railroad
rim, rusty dies,
cleaned
92.
630N-3a
R4
XF
93.
630N-4a
R 2
Au
obv die breaks,
some luster
94.
630P-la
R2
XF
dark
95.
630Z-la
R3
XF
small damage spot
60.
61.
62.
63.
6^.
65.
MINNESOTA
920B-la R6 VF two deep scratches
obv, dark (min bid 825.00)
910A-6a
rare die
MISSOURI
R8 AU some toning.
120A-la
luster
NEW HAMPSHIRE
R5 UNC stained, some
NEW JERSEY
2 0A-2a R3 XF
555A-8a R3 VF slight off center
strike, several small greenish
spots obv
555A-8a R3 VF small stain area
rev, may have been cleaned
NEW YORK
66.
10A-4a
R2
VF
67.
10A-5a
R2
VF
68.
lOD-la
R4
AU
some luster
69.
lOF-la
R3
XF
loose dirt,
has glue traces
70.
lOG-la
R3
VF
cleaned
71.
lOG-la
R3
VF
cleaned
72.
lOG-la
R3
VF+
very brassy
appearance
73.
10G-la
R3
XF
74.
10H-8a
R3
VG
dark
rev
die breaks both
75. 140A-2a R1 AU only merchant,
some staining obv
76. 630C-la R2 VF
77. 630C-lla R6 VF
78. 630D-la R2 XF
79. 630D-la R2 AU
die breaks rev
80. 630D-la R2 AU
sides, some luster
81. 6301-la R3 AU some luster
82. 630J-lb brass R6 UNC
some spotting
83. 630J-4b brass R7 UNC
some spotting
84. 630L-3a R2 VG rev die shows
early stage of die break and is
filling, poor definition of rev
85. 630L-4a R2 XF rev die rusty,
obv die filling causing weak
central strike, some luster
86. 630L-5a R2 F rim damage rev
at 9 o'clock
96.
97.
98.
99.
100.
101.
102.
103.
104.
105.
106.
107.
108.
109.
110.
111.
112.
113.
114.
115.
116.
117.
obv and rev
630AC-la R2 UNC
630 AL-la R2 AU
full luster
630AM-la
R1
VF
scratch on rev
630AQ-6a
R3
AU
start of clip obv
at 10 o'clock
630AU-la
R2
XF
630AY-la
R2
AU
uneven strike
caused by
non-
■parallel dies
630BD-la
R2
VF
light scratches
on rev
630BD-la
R2
XF
630BQ-lb
brass
R1 VF "A" of
"MARKET"
on rev very weak due
to filling die
630BS-2a
R2
VF
dark
630BS-2a
R2
XF
small corrosion
spot rev,
traces
of luster
630BU-3a
R1
XF
630BV-la
R1
AU
die breaks on
both sides
630BX-lg lead R2 poor cond,
very corroded, barely identifiable
630BY-la R3 VF dark rev
630BZ-56 brass R7 XF-+- uneven
off center strike, die breaks rev
630CD-la R3 XF small gouge rev
630CH-3a R7 XF some loose dirt
630CH-3a R7 AU
695A-2a R1 XF
890B-2b brass R6 VF rev die
chipped 2 places, some scratches
both sides
890B-13t> brass R5 VF some stains
cleaned
118.
890B-23b
brass
R3
F+- some
some loose dirt
scratches
obv
die breaks obv
119.
890E-4b
brass
R2
VF some loose
some luster,
dirt
120.
890E-8b
brass
R6
VF
121.
122.
123.
124.
125.
126.
127.
128.
890E-10b brass R3 F die breaks
rev, loose dirt, obv 5 / rev 3-1
940A-la R3 F small clip at
7 o'clock, few small pits rev
940A-la R3 F obv & rev have
several small green deposits and
"ding" marks
OHIO
error,
74A-3a R7 XF "SHIP'
start of clip on rev
100B-3a R7 F+
100B-3a R4 VF
100B-4a R8 VG+ considerable
loose dirt both sides
l65R-20a R7 AU (rain bid 812.50)
17
129.
l65AO-la
R4
XF
130.
l65AP-5a
R4
AU
131.
165BJ-I0a
R5
XF
132.
165BW-Ia
R4
VF
133.
l65CN-2a
toned
R2
UNC beautifully
134.
!65CY-98a
R3
UNC some luster,
some letters
weak due to filling
dies, start of clip on obv at
12 o'clock
135.
l65DF-4a
R6
VF
136.
l65EG-3a
surfaces
R3
F dark, rough
137.
l65FN-2a
R5
XF
138.
l65GN-5a
R4
XF
139.
165GR-Ia
R2
VF
140.
165GR-Ia
R2
believe to be UNC,
but: planchet striated; off center
strike; uneven strike caused by
non-parallel dies; small clip at
8 o'clock; traces of luster
141.
l65GY-26a R3 AU rev die rusty,
some luster
142.
175C-13a
R4
F
143.
1751-la
R3
VF
144.
190B-la
on obv
R3
F
some letter fade
145.
190B-2a
R6
VF
146.
230D-la
R5
XF
several shallow
scratches both sides, some foreign
material
rev
, only card this
merchant
147.
230D-la
merchant
R5
XF
only card this
148.
250A-la
R4
F
dark, reeding worn.
start of
clip rev
149.
330D-la
R5
XF
die break obv
150.
330G-la
R5
AU
some light
scratches
; rev, some toning
151.
505A-la
R2
VF
start of clip at
5 o'clock
152.
535A-4a
R4
F+
153.
535A-7a
R3
F
scratches on obv
154.
535A-7a
R3
VF+ apparently silver
or nickel
plated
at one time
155.
620A-3a
R6
F-t-
dark
156.
645A-la
R4
F
157.
730A-4a
R6
VF
dark
158.
830C-4b
brass
R4 VF loose dirt
both sides
159.
835C-4b
brass
R8 VF holed at
3 o'clock
>
rough surfaces
160.
860A-la
R3
VF
161.
880C-5a
R3
F
both obv and rev
have long
; semi-circular gouge
162.
995C-2a
R4
VF
obv & rev have
many small "bagmarks"
PENNSYLVANIA
163.
13A-la R6 F
greenish
deposit
over most of rev
164.
13D-3a R8 XF
some loose dirt
clip at
9 o'clock,
165.
13E-6a R4 XF
small scratch
area obv
166.
13F-6a R5 XF
obv die
filling
I67.
750E-5a est R5
VF toned, may
have been cleaned
168.
750L-la R1 AU
169.
750M-la R2 AU
170.
750P-la R6 F
central
area of rev
weak due to filled die, cleaned
171.
7503-la
R3
VG filled obv die
causing
detail loss
172.
750Q-la
R3
XF
173.
765J-la
R3
VF
174.
765J-la
R3
VF-|- few small
scratches rev
175.
765P-7a
R3
F small rim
damage
one
spot
176.
76 53“ 3a
dark
R3
VF token is very
RHODE
ISLAND
177.
700E-2a
R2
VF has been cleaned
WEST
VIRGINIA
178.
890D-2a
R6
VF obv die filling
causing
some letter weakness
WISCONSIN
179.
120B-la
R5
VF
180.
220J-2a
R6
F small gouge obv
181.
250I-5a
R6
VF dark
182.
310A-la
R6 VF small clip
at 4 o'
clock
183.
330C-la
R4
VF loose dirt obv
184.
360A-la
R6
VF cleaned
185.
410C-2a
R6
XF
186.
510L-lal R5 XF reeding worn
187.
510P-2a
R6
XF dark
188.
510U-la
R3
VF dark
189.
510AP-4a R5 F rev has pitting
damage
and
two gouges
190.
920F-la
R4
VF
191.
920F-2a
R5
F rough surfaces
192.
920H-2a
R6
VF
PATRIOTICS
193.
1/229
R1
VF
194.
5/288
R2
XF (min bid 82.00)
195.
6/268
R1
VG dark
196.
6/268
R1
AU many fine scratches
probably due to cleaning
197.
6C/314
R5
F rough surfaces
198.
9/405
R6
Abt Good, Indiana
Primitive
199.
10/298
R2
VF
200.
10/298
R2
XF
201.
10/312
R1
VF two scratches
obv (min bid 82.00)
202.
11/298
82.00)
R1
XF dark (min bid
203.
12/297
R2
XF (min bid 32.00)
204.
16/300
R3
F dark
205.
16/300
R3
VF obv & rev very
grainy,
cleaned
206.
16/300
R3
VF dies filling
207.
17/388
R2
VF
208.
19/396
R2
VG
209.
19/396
R2
F rev weak but clear
210.
29/303
R2
G scratches on rev
211.
35/274
R6
VF-P
212.
36/340
R2
VF detail loss on
rev due
to
filled die
213.
37/434
R1
AU but has been
cleaned
leaving many fine
scratches.
rev die out of register
214.
41/337
R2
F
215.
41/337
R2
F obv die rusty
216.
43/388
R2
VF (min bid 82.00)
217.
43/388
R2
XF
218.
45/332
R1
F
219.
45/332
R1
XF dark
18
220.
45/350 R 2 VG weak obv,
260.
135/441
R2
rev die filled, much
green deposits
detail loss,
grade lowered to VG
221.
46/335 R2 XF counterstamped
261.
135/441
R2
VF filled die rev
"A.H. BUNKER" on rev, obv
262.
136/297
R1
UNC some luster
flattened opposite stamp
263.
138/255
R2
XF cleaned, rev
222.
46/339 R1 XF rev die filling
die misaligned
causing some detail loss
264.
138/434
R1
VF
223.
47/332 R1 V F
265.
138/434
R1
VF
224.
49/343 R1 G
266.
138/434
R1
VF dark
225.
49/343 R1 F clip at 3 o'clock,
267.
138/434
R1
XF
few scratches both sides
268.
140/394
R1
VF rim scratches rev
226.
51/334 R1 F
269.
141/307
R1
AU (min bid $2.50)
227.
51/334 R1 F+- low relief obv
270.
162/338
R5
VG both surfaces
228.
51/342 R1 V F weak rev
have large areas of green deposits
229.
51/342 R1 XF rev date weak
271.
164/312
R1
XF
230.
52/296 R4 VF rev die filling,
272.
168/311
brass R4 VF rev has
some loose dirt
"XX" and
other scratches
231.
52/342 R1 XF
273.
169/213
R2
VG obv gouged
232.
61/198 R3 XF two small gouges
274.
172/429
R4
VF cleaned
on cheeks obv, loose dirt rev
275.
174/272
R1
F
233.
63/366 R1 VF off center strikes
2 76.
174/272
R1
F foreign matl on rar
due to planchet shift, rev die
277.
174/272
R1
XF small stain obv
broken and partially out of plane
278.
175/400
R3
VG Indiana Prim.,
234.
63/366 R1 XF rev die broken
holed at
12
0 ' clock
and out of plane
279.
175/403
R4
G Ind Prim, cleaned
235.
66/370 R2 AU small clip at
280.
178/267
R1
F+
3 o'clock, obv partially dark,
281.
180/341
R1
F "HERO OF PEA
rev full luster
RIDGE" on obv nearly gone
236.
68/355 R4 XF
282.
180/341
R1
VF filled dies have
237.
81/351 R1 VF obv die rusty
caused legend loss obv and some
238.
90/364 R1 AU appears to have
detail rev,
traces of luster
been cleaned, obv has some green
283.
191/443
R1
bent and straightened.
residue, rev has few small scratches
dished, cleaned, many fine
239.
91/303 R3 VF obv rough and
scratches lower grade to G
somewhat brasssy appearance
284.
191/443
R1
F
240.
97/389 C-N R6 UNC
285.
191/443
R1
F cleaned, spotted,
241.
103/375 R4 VF-f- cleaned
weak strike
242.
103/375 R4 XF rev die filling,
286.
196/355
R3
F dark
small gouge rev
287.
202/434
R1
VF
243.
105/355 R3 rough surfaces reduce
288.
202/434
R1
XF dark
grade to VG
289.
203/413
R3
VF
244.
105/355 R3 XF cleaned
290.
206/320
R2
F4-
245.
105/358 R4 XF
291.
207/409
R1
VF
24b .
106/432 over Brimelow card, R4 F+
292.
207/409
R1
VF+
rim damage several places, some
293.
207/410
R1
VG
loose dirt (min bid $8.00)
294.
208/410
R1
VF
247.
110/442 R1 VF
295.
209/414
R2
F "SPOOT" error,
248.
110/442 R1 VF+ small damage
rough surfaces (min bid S2.00)
area on Washington's chin
296.
209/414
R 2
VF "SPOOT" error,
249.
111/271 R4 VF some detail loss on
cleaned
rev-, may have been planchet defect
297.
211/400
R2
F Ind Prim, die
250.
112/396 R1 XF rev die filling
break rev
causing some detail loss
2 98.
214/416
R2
XF loose dirt rev
251.
118/418 R2 AU obv die rusty
299.
214/416
R2
XF-f- appears cleaned,
252.
119/398 R1 F appears to be struck
brassy appearance, many fine scrs
over another piece
300.
214/416
R2
AU some luster
253.
119/398 R1 VF filled dies have
301.
216/293
R2
VF off center strike
caused some detail loss
302.
220/322
R1
VG rough surfaces
254.
124/201 R8 UNC thin planchet
303.
220/322
R1
XF
caused light strike on high relief
304.
221/324
R1
XF toned, small amt
areas with considerable loss of
foreign matter on obv
detail (min bid S15.00)
305.
221/324
R1
XF dark
255.
127/248 R4 F
306.
223/328
R2
VF
256.
128/289 brass R3 XF coppery
307.
225/327
R1
F dark
color, apparently used as a pin and
308.
225/327
R1
XF dies are filling,
has some residual solder on rev
rusty die obv
(min bid $5.00)
309.
225A/327
R3
VF
i 257.
128/289 brass R3 XF cleaned,
310.
230/352 B
R2
VF
incompletely holed one place obv and
311.
230/352B
R2
XF
two places rev (min bid S8.00)
312.
231/352A
R1
VF loose dirt
258.
133/458 brass R6 VF holed at
313.
233/312
R1
UNC mottled appear,
12 o'clock, rusty dies
dark rev
'259.
L
135/440 R2 XF dark, obv die break
314.
236/426
R1
AU (min bid $2.50)
19
315.
237/423
R1
VF
cleaned
316.
240/341
R1
VF
dark
317.
240/341
R1
VF-f
318.
250/437
R7
VF
uneven strike
319.
257/311
R3
VF
dark, few
scratches obv
320.
259/445
R3
XF
dark
321.
337/350
R2
F+-
dark
322.
337/350
R2
XF
dark
323.
450/471
R1
VF
324.
511/515
brass est R9 VF edge
nick, rev has die cracks and wide
deep gouge from cannon balls to
tree branches, UNLISTED VARIETY
325. 511/516 S'd brass R6 VF start
of hole both sides, 10 - 15%
of plating remains (min bid S25)
MISCELLANEOUS
326. 1860 C-N Indian Head cent with
counterstamp "G.G. WILKINS", F
327. Die 509 with presidents house
on rev, brass XF
END OF SALE
GOOD LUCK
The General Store
SUTLER TOKENS WANTED: Top prices paid. Also want cardboard and
paper Sutler scrip. David Schenkman, Box 274, Indianhead, Md.
20640 (Fall 1975)
WANTED: KANSAS 550A either variety. Name your price. Other scarce
states also desired. Charles E. Kirtley, P.O. Box 192, Cullowhee, N.C. 28723.
TRADE PATRIOTIC 154/469B (photo last issue), ILL 150-R/3A rare die,
150-AI/1B for Civil War identification disk or banges or will consider cash
offer. Kenneth Trobaugh, Rt. 2, Box 134, Strasburg, Va. 22657.
WANTED: CIVIL War Sutler Tokens and/or Dog Tags. Will be preparing
an auction listing of Wisconsin merchants; interested parties write for a
listing. James H. Hall, 1200 S. Arl. Rdg. Rd., Arlington, Va. 22202.
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AUCTION#!? ARE OFF-METALS
APRIL 1510
160/417 SILVER PL UNC. R
160/417 WAA XF R8
160/417 COPPER XF R5
218/417 BRAS* UNC. R7
311/514 COPPER UNC. R7
5 PC. SET A.B. VAN COTT
RACINE TOKENS. INCLUDES
2 DIFF."RACIM" ERRORS
DEADLINE*
LINCOLN DIES
125/160 BRAS* AU R9
125/160 WAA XF R9
127/160 NICKEL UNC. R9
154/218 COPPER F R4
154/417 COPPER VF R7
I60/2JS BRASS UNC. R7
160/218 SILVER UNC. R8
DOUG WATSONS IOL A, Wl 54945
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Changes and Additions
U.S. CIVIL WAR STORE CARDS
Co-ordinated by Cliff Temple
PAGE LINE/LISTING
CHANGE
476
13 A- 3d
Change H&G number from '9209” to "9203”.
476
Photos
Change identification of bottom left photo from "13C -1” to "13C-2”.
Change identification of bottom right photo from "13C-2” to "13C-1".
476
13C-3a
Add "(H-R 2008)”.
477
13D-2a
Change H&G number from "9220” to "9217”.
477
Photo
Label bottom left photo "13E-1”.
477
13E-2a
Add "(H-R 2013)”.
477
13E-
Add new listing: "13E-4d Same Same (1331) C-N PL R10”.
478
13F la
Change H&G number from "9230” to "9234”.
478
13F-
Add new listing: 13F-8a Same Blank C PL R10”.
479
464A-
Add new listing: "464A-ldo Same (over C-N cent) Same (1006) C-N PL R9”.
480
525A If
Change H&G number from "9299” to "9289”.
481
535A-
Add new listing: "535A-2d Same Same (1180) C-N PL R10”.
481
615A-
Add new listing: "615A-lb Same Same BR PL R9”.
482
750B Id
Change rarity from ”R3” to "R6”.
482
750B 3b
Add "(H-R 2028)”.
484
Photo
Label present top photo "750E-2 thru 4”.
484
Photo
Add new photo to obverse of 750E-1 and label as such. (The obverse of 750E-1 has no die
cracks and is slightly different in spacing of letters from the obverse of 750E-2 thru 4 which
is presently illustrated).
484
750E-
Add new listing:
"750E-lal Same (Thick planchet, over 2mm) Same (1093) C PL R5”.
484
750E-ld
Change rarity from "R4" to "R6”.
484
750E-
Add new listings: "750E-lf Same Same (1093) Silver PL R10”.
”750E-lk Same Same (1093) Gilt PL R9”.
484
750E-2a
Change obverse description from "Same” to "Similar, but different spacing of letters and
multiple die cracks.
484
750E-2b
Change H&G number from "9238” to "9328”.
484
750E-
Add new listings:
"750E-4al Same (Thick planchet, over 2mm) Same (1182) C PL R9”.
"750E-4f Same Same (1182) Silver PL R10.”
485
750G la & 2a
Delete both items. These are non-contemporary of Dayton, Ohio, and will be assigned NC
numbers. (Ref.: CWTS Journal Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 104-106).
485
750H-lb
Change rarity from "R8” to R9”.
486
750J-
Add new listings:
"750J-la2 Same (Thick planchet, 2^mm) Same C PL R8”.
”750J-2f Same, C/S on Spanish 2 reals (Adams Pa. 165) Blank Silver PL R9”.
oo
cr>
750JA la
Change rarity from "R6" to "R5”.
486
750K-la
Change rarity from "R5” to "R6”.
487
750L-lf
Change rarity from "R6" to "R5".
487
750LA-
Add new listing of new merchant: "750LA-ld WM. IDLER/COIN DEALER/111 N. NINTH
ST./PHILADA. 1093 C-N PL R10”.
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PAGE LINE/LISTING
CHANGE
487
Photo
Add photo of above new listing.
487
750M-2a
Change reverse from "1378” to "1380”.
487
750M-4e
Change reverse from "1380” to "1378”.
488
750 0-
Add new listing: "750 0-lk Same Same Gilt PL R8”.
490
750T lb
Correct "NOTE” to read "Note spelling error in CHESTNUT. Adams Pa. 498 - 31mm".
491
750U-1C
Correct "NOTE” to read "Other A. B. Taylor pieces listed in Adams are all pre-Civil War -
this piece Adams Pa. 504A”. Change rarity from "R5” to "R7”.
491
Photo
Change identification of bottom left photo from "750V-” to "750V 1”.
491
750V-la
Change rarity from "R2” to "R4”.
492
750V 4b
Add photos to reserved spaces.
492 750V 5b
750V-5e
750V-6b
492 Photo
Change "Adams Pa. 513” to Adams Pa. 514”.
Change "Adams Pa. 514” to "Adams Pa. 515”.
Change "Adams Pa. 515” to "Adams Pa. 513”.
Add photo to reserved space.
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PAGE LINE/LISTING
CHANGE
493 Photos Change identification of top left photo from "750W” to "750W -1”.
Change identification of top right photo from "750W-2” to "750W-2 Rev.”.
493 750W-la Change "Note” to read "comes with heavy obverse die breaks”.
Change rarity from "R3” to "R5”.
493 750W-2 Change obverse description from "Same” to read "Similar, but different spacing of letters”.
Change reverse description to read "1092”. (The reverse has been proven to be 1092).
493 Photo All new photo of 750W-2 obverse.
750W-2.
493
750W-
Add new listings: "750W-2b Same Same (1092) BR PL R9".
"750-W-3a Same (Note: Comes with heavy reverse die cuds) Same as Rev. 750W-la
C PL R3”.
493
765A-la
Change reverse from "1031” to "1023”.
493
765A-2a
Change reverse from "Same” to "1042”.
493
765A-2
Add new listing: "765A-2i Same Same (1042) Z R R9”.
495
765E 5d
Add H&G number "9395".
495
765F-
Add new listing: "765F-2i Same Same (1042) Z R R9”.
495
765F-3a
Add "(H-R 2041)”.
496
765J-
Add new listing: "765J-lfp Same Same Sptd. PL R9”.
497
765M-7a
Change reverse from "1131” to "1331”.
498
765 0-4a
Add "(H-R 2052)”.
500
765Q-1 la
Add "(H-R 2059)”.
500
765Q-1 2a
Change reverse note from "(Obv. OHIO 165FM)” to "(Obv. OHIO 165FN)”.
500
Photo
Label top photo "765R-1”.
500
765R 3a
Change obverse description from "Same” to "Similar, but different spacing of letters”.
765R-3.
500 Photo
501 765T Id
504 700B-lf
504 700B-1J
504 700C-lb
Add photo of new obverse.
Change "(H-R 2067)” to "(H-R 2062)”.
Add H&G number "9667".
Add H&G number "9666”.
Change metal variety from "C” to "BR”.
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PAGE LINE/LISTING
CHANGE
505 700C 3d
505 700C-5]
506 700D 2d
506 700D-4g
507 700E-
507 700F la
507 700F 2a
507 700G-
508 700G 2j
508 700H la
508 7001
509 Top of page
510 430A la
511 600B 2a
511 600B
511 600E-la
511 600E 2a
511 600E-
512 600E-
513 690C-
513 690D-
513 690E 5a
514 580A-
514 580A lg
515 220A 5a
515 220A 6a
518 Photos
519 Photos
522 1 20D- la
522 120D-
528 250A-
532 300D 2a
535 330B la
535 330B 4a
536 340A la
536 340B la
537 360A-3a
539 410G 2a
541 Photo
546 510H-
546 510H 2a
546 5101 2a
547 510K-
548 5 1 0L 3a
549 510 0-2e
549 5 10Q la
550 510R 4eo
550 510R-
551 510V-lf
551 510V 2a
Add "(H R 2067)”.
Add "(H-R 2068)”.
Add "(H-R 2069)”.
Add "(H-R 2071)”.
Change "700E-2a thru 2j” with 1285 reverse to "700E 3a thru 3j".
Change rarity from "R3” to ”R6”.
Change rarity from "R4” to ”R6”.
Change first variety of CITY FRUIT STORE from ”700F-la” to "700G-la”.
Add "(H-R 2075)”.
Change obverse description to read "POHLE above, 1863 below, bunch of grapes in center".
Change "7001-ld” to "7001-lc”.
Change "CLARKSVILLE 310” to read "CLARKSVILLE 130”.
Change reverse description from "(same rev. used on OHIO 165V)” to read "(same rev.
used on OHIO 165V-5a)".
Change "(F l/2, King 626)” to read "(F Vz, King 626)”.
Add new listings: "600B-3al Same 1420 clashed (incused) into 1427 C PL R10”.
"600B-3b Same Same (1420) BR PL R10”.
”600B-8b Same Same (1425) BR PL R9”.
Add "(FIII/4)”.
Change "(F 1A/4, King 623)” to read "(F V*, King 623)".
Add new listing: "600E-3al Same 1420 clashed (incused) into 1427 C PL R10”.
Add new listing: "600E-9a Same 1426 C PL R9”.
Add new listing:
"690C Id Same (Kreisberg 10/66, Lot 822) Same (1047) C-N R R10".
Add new listing: "690D-10d Same 1018 C-N R R9”.
Add H&G number "9769”.
Change "580A-le” to ”580A-lg”. Change metal variety from "W-M” to "Lead”.
Add "(Note: Possibly non-contemporary. Refer to "That Virginia Civil War Token”, TAMS
Journal, Vol. 6, No. 3 (May-July 1966) pp. 77 & 79).
Metal, edge, rarity and H&G number omitted - should be "C PL R9 9773”.
Change reverse note to correctly read "Same as Rev. Ohio 165CY-43 H&G 7403, and Rev.
Ohio 9751-la".
Label left photo "890G-1".
Label right photo "890G-4 Rev.”.
Label bottom left photo "45A”.
Label bottom right photo "45A 7a Rev.".
Change reverse from "1005” to "1105”.
Change "120D 3” to "120D 3a”.
Add new listing: ”250A-2a Same 1128A C PL R9”.
Add note "(Existence doubtful)”.
Change reverse from "1094" to "1095”.
Change reverse from "1095" to "1094".
Change rarity from "R5” to "R7”.
Change rarity from "R4” to "R7”.
Delete H&G number "10010”.
Rarity omitted, should be "R7”.
Change label of bottom right photo from "420A-3” to "420A-4”.
Change "510H-2” to "510H-2a”.
Add H&G number "10117”.
Add H&G number "10120”.
Change "510K-2al” to ”510K-2a”.
Change reverse to read "Same as reverse of 510K-2".
Change metal from "C-M" to "W-M”.
Add to "NOTE:", "Atwood 51 1A”.
Change NOTE to correctly read "NOTE: This piece is struck over a 160/417 Patriotic Token”.
Change "510R-5” to "510R-5a".
Delete H&G number "10201”.
Add H&G number ”10200”.
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PAGE LINE/LISTING
CHANGE
552 510Y 4a Change reverse from "1211" to "1212".
553 510AA-3a Add H&G number "10220".
553 Photo Label bottom photo "51 OAA 3a Rev."
556 510AJ-3a Add H&G number "10263".
558 5 1 OAO-3a Add H&G number "10277”.
1.
558
Photo
Bottom left photo is incorrect. Replace with correct photo and
561
540-B
Change "530B-la" to read "540B-la".
562
600A 2a
Change rarity from "R4" to "R9”. Add H&G number "10311".
571
720A-3a
Add H&G number "10408”.
571
720A 4a
Delete H&G number "10408”.
571
720A 5d
Add "(Kreisberg 10/66, Lot 833)".
575
920D-
Change: "920D-2do” to "920D-ldo”.
"920D-2e" to "920D-le".
"920D-3a” to '920D-2a”.
"920D-4a" to "920D-3a".
"920D-4b” to "920D-3b".
"920D-4d” to "920D-3d".
"920D-4e" to "920D-3e”.
"920D-5b” to ":920D-4b".
"920D-5d" to "920D-4d".
NON-LOCALS
PAGE
LINE/LISTING
CHANGE
580
NL 2a
Add reverse "1295”.
580
NL-8b
Add "(C & S 71)".
581
NL-9a
Change reverse from "1169” to "1168".
581
NL 11a
Add "(C & S 89)".
582
NL-20a
Change reverse from "1169" to "1166".
582
NL 24b
In obverse description, delete "left in center (same as Rev. NL-8)”.
584
NL 34a
Change reverse from "1084" to "1346”.
584
NL-34
Add new listing: "NL-34d Same Same (1346)
C-N
PL
R10”
584
NL-35
Add new listing: "NL-35d Same Same (1226)
C-N
PL
R10"
584
NL-36a
Change reverse from "1169” to "1168”.
584
NL-36
Add new listing: "NL-36d Same Same (1168)
C-N
PL
R10"
584
NL-37a
Change reverse from "1123” to "1122”.
584
NL-37
Add new listing: "NL-37d Same Same (1122)
C-N
PL
R10"
585
NL-40
Change "NL-40c" to "NL-40i”.
585
NL-41
Change "NL-41c" to "NL-41i”.
585
NL-42
Change "NL 42c” to ’ NL 42i”.
PAGE LINE/LISTING CHANGE
586 Top of page
587 SNL 6a
SPECIAL NON-LOCAL
Change item 4. JAS. WELF to correctly read "(Listed as Cleveland, Ohio 175R)”.
Delete reverse description "New Die (?)”. Add new reverse description "Same as reverse
of SNL-7b (Curto 71) - (Same as Rev. Ohio 165EP)”.
587 SNL-7b
587 SNL 8b
Delete reverse description "& Ohio 905C”.
Add to reverse description "Same as Rev. Ohio 905C”. Delete from reverse description
"See note after SNL-7”.
587 SNL 9b
588 SNL-11
Delete "(Curto & Schwartz 281-)”.
Add new listing: "SNL-llb Same as obverse SNL 9b (C & S 281) Same as reverse SNL
10b BR PL R8”.
PAGE LINE/LISTING
589 NC 2
NON-CONTEMPORARY
CHANGE
Add new listing: "NC-2a Same (Jas. McLaughlin) 10/CENTS surrounded by stars
C PL R8”
589 NC-2b
Change edge from "R” to "PL”.
590 Middle of Page Change "ILLINOIS. 290A C. VAN DORN. Fairview, III.”, to read "ILLINOIS. 300A
C. VAN DORN, Fairview, III.”.
591 NC 9
591 NC-lOa
591 NC-10
591 NC-lOe
591 NC-11
592 NC-12
592 NC 13
593 NC-14
Add new listing: "NC-9f Same (J. A. BOLEN) Same Silver PL RIO”.
Add "(Baker 524)”.
Add new listing: "NC-lObl Same, on trial flan Same BR PL R8”.
Add "(Adams Pa. 86)”.
Change "NC-11” to "NC-llb”.
Change "NC-12” to "NC-12b”.
Change "NC-13” to "NC-13a”.
Change "NC-14A” to "NC-14a”.
Change "NC-14c” to "NC-14e”.
593 NC-15
593 NC-16a
593 NC-16
594 NC-18
Change "NC-15c” to "NC-15e”.
Add "(Baker 559)”.
Change "NC-16c” to "NC-16e".
Change "NC-18” to "NC-18a”.
Change note from "See similar die on NC-32” to "See similar die on NC-34”.
594 NC-19d
595 NC-21a
595 NC-22
596 NC-23
596 NC-23
Change metal variety from "N" to "C-N”.
Change reverse from "Fuld Patriotic 114 H&G 94” to "Fuld Patriotic 113 H&G 94”.
Change "NC-22” to "NC-22e”.
Change "NC-23” to "NC-23a". Add "(Adams Pa. 506)”.
Add new listings; "NC-23b Same Same (1182) BR PL R9”.
"NC-23f Same Same (1182) Silver PL RIO”.
596 NC-24
Change "NC-24” to "NC-24a”.
Change "(Adams Pa. 508)” to "(Adams Pa. 512)”.
596 NC-25f
597 NC-26
597 Photos
Change "NOTE” from " - : U1861-2 and 1862-3.” to " - : U1862-2 and 1862-3”.
Change from "NC-26” to "NC-26e”.
Label center middle photo "NC-28 Rev.".
Change center right photo from "NC-28” to "NC-27 Rev.”.
597 NC-28
598 NC-30
599 NC-36
599 NC 38
Add new listing: ”NC-28d Same Same (Patriotic 479) C-N PL R9”.
Change ”NC-30aa” to "NC-30ao”.
Change "NC-36c” to "NC-36e”. 1
Add new listing (overlooked): "NC-38b ROBT. DODSWORTH/COLD SPRING/KY. (?)
599 NC-39
BR (?) R9”. (Accurate description of obverse and reverse is not available).
Add new listing: "NC-39a CENTRAL NATIONAL/HOME/FOR/D. V.S. GOOD FOR/5
CENTS/AT STORE. C PL R6 9338”. (Previously listed as Pa. 750G la).
599 NC 40
Add new listing: "NC 40a CENTRAL NATIONAL/HOME/FOR/D.V.S. GOOD F0R/10/
CENTS/AT STORE C PL R8 9339”. (Previously listed as Pa. 750G 2a).
599 NC-41
Add new listing: "NC 4 la M. B.C./steer (depicted)/ 1878 (below) 1373 C (?)
R9”. (See CWTS Journal Vol. 2, No. 2, P. 17, for photo and write-up).
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The following have been found to be non-contemporary, and an asterisk (*) should be placed before each of
the following listings, in accordance with the procedure outlined on Page II, Paragraph 8:
ILLINOIS
OHIO
NEW YORK
150-B-lc
150V 3a
165AR lb
80A-lc
150M-2c
150V 4a
165BF lb
80B-lc
150P la
150AD-1C
165BG-lb
1 50V- la
150AH-lc
165DY lb
150V 2a
150AQ-lc
165DY-lbl
INDEX
PAGE LINE/LISTING CHANGE
603 Index Change "Dodsworth, Robert” from "Cold Spring, Kentucky" to "See Non-contemporary”.
603 Index Add "Edwards, D. L Genesee Station, Wisconsin".
606 Index Add "Laughlin, G W Massillon, Ohio".
We wish to acknowledge, and express our appreciation, for the assistance rendered by the many members
listed below who have contributed information for the "New Finds and Corrections”. Special thanks should be
extended to Dale Cade, Jack Detwiler, David Gladfelter and Jon Harris for the very great amount of time expended
and the extensive information furnished.
Herman M. Aqua -#6.
Richard E. Brown - #372.
Lloyd Brumley - #81.
Dale H. Cade - #167.
John W. Canfield - #75.
Jack R. Detwiler - #39.
George Fuld - #8.
Melvin Fuld - #5.
Glenn A. Firestone - #23.
David D. Gladfelter - #160.
Milton J. Gordon - #43.
Stephen M. Gorman - #458.
Don E. Grampp - #559.
James Hall - #116.
Jonathon Harris - LM #3.
Harvey L. Hebert - #233.
Robert J. Herzog - #46.
Byron Johnson - #85.
Barbara A. Kelly - #235.
David W. Lane - #492.
Joseph Levine - #208.
R. W. Marvin - #496.
Richard McFerran - #586
Roger Merritt - #388.
Forest Mintz - #54.
Robert G. Mitchell - LM #5.
Helen E. Moore - #9.
Michael J. Renner - #611.
Niles K. Schultz - #175.
Neil Sowards - #455.
Clifton A. Temple - #205.
Kenneth N. Trobaugh - #4.
Charles Urquhart - #7.
Terry E. Wantz -#200.
Millard W. Wasczak, Jr. - #598.
Paul F. White - #363.
REPORT ON CWTS AUCTION #16
This auction drew only 40 bidders, but the action was lively, and a total of
851 bids were made for the 325 lots. Prices ranged from the $1.50 minimum
to $22.25 for lot #23 (U1890C-2a, R8, VF). The Society should add ap-
proximately $125 to its’ treasury, based on gross receipts of $1277.
The quantity of RE J bids rose again, die to a large number of unrealistic
bids (ie: many $1.50 bids on XF R3 and better lots). Please help yourself and
the Auction Manager by bidding realistically in todays market. Ask your-
self these questions — if this were my lot, would I accept this bid? Can this
token be purchased at your favorite dealer for this price or close to it? If you
can answer “yes” to these questions, then REJ bids will become few and far
between. Keep in mind, also, that the CWTS auction serves members in all
states, and that prices differ somewhat in different areas.
Dale Cade, Auction Manager
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Part 2
by Benj Fauver
Die Number
Die Rarity When Found On:
Notes
Fuld
Fuld
H&G
Civil
Store
Commonest Variety
Store
Patriotic
War
Card Patriotic
Card
Token
Store Patriotic
Card
1402
9
9
_
9
1403
—
7
7
—
9
—
1404
609
6
6
—
7
—
1404A
—
8
8
—
9
—
1405
—
6
6
—
7
—
1406
449
601
1
3
1
3
2
1407
450
602
1
2
1
3
1
1408
603
1
1
—
2
—
1409
604
2
2
—
2
—
1410
605
1
1
—
1
—
1411
606
1
1
—
1
—
1412
606A
1
1
—
1
—
1413
630
6
6
—
6
—
1414
631
5
5
—
5
—
1415
631A
7
7
—
8
—
1416
667
3
3
—
3
—
1417
651
3
3
—
3
—
1417A
—
6
6
8
—
1418
506
—
5
6
5
8
8
1419
507
—
6
7
6
8
8
1420
508
—
5
6
5
8
8
1421
—
6
6
—
8
—
1422
510
—
4
4
5
6
8
1423
511
—
3
6
3
7
4
1424
512
—
4
4
6
7
8
1425
513
—
4
4
5
6
8
1426
514
—
4
6
4
8
4
1427
519
—
3
4
6
6
8
1428
6
6
__
9
—
Spec
1429
—
7
7
—
9
—
Spec
Die Number
Die Rarity When Found On:
Notes
Fuld H&G
Patriotic
Civil Store
War Card Patriotic
Token
Commonest Variety
Store Patriotic
Card
2 —
8 - 8
8
4 3
7 - 7
7
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Die Number
Die Rarity When Found On:
Fuld
H & G
Civil
Store
Commonest Variety
Patriotic
War
Card Patriotic
Token
Store Patriotic
Card
5
4
2
2
2
6
5
1
—
1
1
6A
—
1
—
1
1
6B
—
1
—
1
1
6C
—
5
—
5
5
7
—
1
—
1
2
7A
—
1
—
1
1
7B
—
5
—
5
5
8
—
1
—
1
1
10
6
1
—
1
1
12
7
2
—
2
2
13
14
2
—
2
2
14
15
3
—
3
3
15
8
2
—
2
2
16
9
3
—
3
3
17
10
2
—
2
2
19
12
2
—
2
2
20
13
3
—
3
3
21
—
9
—
9
10
23
17
1
—
1
1
24
18
2
—
2
2
25
19
4
—
4
4
26
—
2
—
2
2
27
22
3
—
3
3
28
23
2
—
2
2
29
24
2
—
2
2
31
20
7
—
7
7
32
21
7
—
7
7
36
28
1
—
1
2
41
31
2
—
2
_
2
42
32
3
—
3
_
3
43
33
2
—
2
2
44
34
2
—
2
_
2
45
35
1
—
1
_
1
46
36
1
—
1
1
47
37
1
—
1
_
1
48
38
1
—
1
_
1
49
39
1
—
1
_
1
49A
—
7
—
7
_
7
50
40
1
—
1
1
51
41
1
—
1
1
52
42
1
—
1
1
53
43
1
—
1
_
1
54
44
1
—
1
_
2
55
45
1
—
1
1
59
48
2
—
2
2
62
51
3
—
3
_
3
62A
—
5
—
5
5
63
52
1
—
1
1
64
53
4
—
4
4
65
—
4
—
4
_
4
65A
—
6
—
6
6
66
54
2
—
2
2
67
55
4
—
4
5
68A
—
3
—
3
_
3
69
57
3
—
3
3
77
61
4
—
4
4
79
63
1
—
1
1
80
64
3
—
3
—
3
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Token Oddities
by Ken Trobaugh
One of the many tokens in the New York series struck over another token is
the 630-Z/2A. This is surely the “king” of the overstruck tokens in this
series and most certainly a unique item. The piece is uncirculated with part
luster and a very high wire edge giving the illusion of a thick planchet.
N.Y. 630-Z
N.Y. 630-BM
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OVERSTRUCK
TOKEN
MAIL BID SALE
Usual Civil War Token Society rules apply. Closing date is April 17, 1975.
PATRIOTICS
1. 1/391 Ch Brn Unc R-l
2. 16/301 VF R 4
3. 37/434 Mostly Red Unc with a small obv spot R-l
4. 49/343 VG R-l, and 45/332 F/VF R-l ( 2 pcs)
5. 49/343 Ch R&B Unc with minor obv planchet de-
fect R-l
6. 50/179 VF UNLISTED in Fuld but reported in V5,
N2 (MB 20.00)
7. 53/336 R&B Unc R-l
8. 66/370 VG but dark in fields R-2
9. 90/364 Brn Unc R-l
10. 90/364 VF R-l, and 91/303 Fine R-3 (2 pcs)
11. 103/375 Fine R 4 Scarce dies
12. 136/397 Ch Mostly Brn Unc with one sm rev spot
R-l
13. 160/417 fine R-5 Two scarce dies
14. 175/403 VG R-4 An attractive example of an In-
diana primitive
15. 197/380 Ch R&B Unc R-2
16. 208/410 R&B Unc DIX weak, three minor rev
spots R-l
17. 209/414 VF R-2 the ever popular SPOOT variety
18. 214/416 Brass Fine R-4
19. 219/320 R&B Unc R-l
20. 224/325 Fine with edge nicks R-3, and 230/352
VF R-l (2 pcs)
21. 252/271 Brass Good R-5 Masonic die
22. 254/255 R&B Unc R-l
23. 254/434 Mostly Brn unc R-l
24. 255/433 Mostly Brn unc R-l
25. 332/336 VF R-4
26. 390/434 Brn Unc R-3
27. 450/471 Ch R&B Unc R-l
STORE CARDS
28. IN 430A-2a Fine R-8 scarce merchant, Masonic
die
29. IN 430B-2a Fine R-6 slightly dark in fields
30. IN 430C-la VF R-6 Only token by this merchant
31. IN 430D-2a VG R-4
32. IN 430E-la VG R-8 Only token by this merchant.
Rare
33. IN 430F-la Fine R-5 Only token by this merchant
34. IN 430G- la VG but holed at 7 o'clock, R-9 Only
token by this merchant Very rare.
35. IN 430H la Good but once cleaned, R 8 Only
token by this merchant. Rare
36. The above eight lots as one. A once in a life-
time opportunity to acquire a very rare com-
plete merchant set of Civil War Store Cards
from Huntington, Indiana. Many are rare and
hard to obtain singly and all but impossible
to assemble as a set. A showpiece. Estimate
125,150.
37. MASS 530A-la VG but badly pitted with green
deposits R-5
38. Ml 225L-2a G/VG R-7 Scarce merchant
39. Ml 225AG la EF R-7 Another scarce merchant
40. Ml 225BP-3a Ch BU R-6 Attractive proof-like
surfaces
41. Ml 225CP-2a Fine R-7
42. Ml 280C-la VG R-6
43. NY 630BA-la VF R-4
44. NY 630BZ-4b Ch Unc R-7
45. NY 695A-2a VF R-l, and NY 940A-la Fine R-3
(2 pcs)
46. OH 160D-la Fine but weak at top R-8, Only
token by this merchant
47. OH 165AH-3a VF/EF R-4
48. OH 165GY-19b Unc R-8
49. PA 750JA-la Fine R-6 Only token by this
merchant
50. PA 750P-3C Fine Nickel
51. WV 890G-2a Good but obv pitted, rev stained. R-6
52. WIS 620A-la Fine with Ig clip at 9 o’clock R-6
53. WIS 9201-la fine R-4 Only token by this merchant
OVERSTRIKES (See V3, N2 of the Journal)
54. 60/200 over NY 630W-la Ch AU
55. 86/357 over unidentified Indian token, holed,
bent and damaged.
56. 140/394 over NY 10A, EF
57. NY 630L-4ao over unidentified Franklin token,
Fine
58. NY 630M-12ao over unidentified Indian token, VF
59. NY 630BN-lao over NY 630W-la, VF
60. SIX HOLED CWTS. 81/351 Fine, 119/398 VG,
203/412 VF, 224/322 VG but dark, NY 630AM-
la Fine, OH 345B la VF. All are holed. Bid
on entire lot.
Prices realized will be available after the sale for 50<(. No telephone bids please.
Am always interested in buying choice and rare Civil War Tokens.
Charles E. Kirtley
P.O. Box 192 Cullowhee, N.C. 28723
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Dorge Sells
The unusual in tokens and medals
— better grade items only
* CIVIL WAR TOKENS
* WASHINGTONIA
* EARLY U.S. MEDALS
(prior 1920)
* U.S. STORE CARDS
(prior to 1900)
WANT LISTS WELCOMED
Dorge
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SUMMER 1975
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The attribution of the Indian Head dies continues with Part 6 of Die-a-
gram and Idento-Chart No. 7. How Part 6 fits into the die-a-gram is shown
by an overview in V8N3p70. Parts 1-5 are found in V8N3pp69-73 and
V9Nlpp4-7.
The keys (1-14 specimens of Part 6 are 70A (1) and 72 (1), and the semi-
keys (15-40 specimens) are 71 (21-40) and 75 (17-34). The remaining six dies
are listed with their lowest rarity as R-l through R-5.
Only one die, Fuld 58, has a mint mark; but all the other dies can be attri-
buted to a die sinker.
DIE
MINT MARK
DIE SINKER
58
L. Roloff
Louis Roloff
70-75
None
John Stanton
79-80
None
Scovill Mfg. Co.
MINTED IN
New York City
Cincinnati
Water bury, Ct.
Fuld 58 is paired with 439 (Independent Order of Odd Fellows). Fuld 70-75
dies are struck with the following reverses: 84 (undated Stanton Indian
Head), 148 (unknown Cincinnati resident), 182 (lion), 183 (buffalo), 281
(eagle), 444 (foreign fruit), 452 (10), 455-456 (Good for 25 cents), 459 (Busi-
ness card), 467 (The federal government, a national currency, free trade, and
human rights), 473 (Redeemed in par funds in sums of one dollar), and 475 A
(One quart of milk). Fuld 79-80 obverses are combined with 297 (Army &
Navy) and 351 (Flags, Drum, and Cannons).
Who is the man on Fuld 148? Maybe he is John Stanton, James Murdock,
I or William W. Spencer. Or is he a political figure — Congressman, Mayor of
Cincinnati, or Governor of Ohio? Here is another interesting piece of infor-
mation: Fuld 148 (Store card die 1160) is found on only two store card
varieties: OH 165DY-5 (Murdock card) and OH 165FX-11 (Stanton Card).
The following table lists the rare varieties whose obverse dies are from
Part 6 of Die-a-gram No. P-7.
CLASSIFICATION
QUANTITY
FULD LISTINGS
Unique and Unusual
3
70A/475A - See V3N3p3,
71/182 - See V6Nlpl5, and
72/0.
Full Brockage
(Obverse Incused)
2
58/58 and 71/71.
Blank Reverse
1
72/0.
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CLASSIFICATION
QUANTITY
FULD LISTINGS
Over U.S. Cent/Dime
None
Reeded Edge
4
73/84, 74/84, 75/459, and
75/467.
Double Header
4
71/148, 73/74, 73/84, and
74/84.
Zinc (Rare Off -metal)
5
71/148,71/182,71/183,
71/452, and 71/456.
IDENTO-CHART NO. P-7 PART 6
1863 LIBERTY HEADBAND WITH 13-STAR FIELD
SIZE
POINT
DIE
(mm)
ON STARS
58
24
6
70
19
6
70A
19
6
71
19
6
72
19
6
73
19
6
74
19
6
75
19
6
79
19
5
80
19
5
LOCATION OF 13TH STAR
Opposite Roloff
Between 8th* & 9th Feathers
Between 8th & 9th Feathers
Slightly above 8th Feather
Slightly above 8th Feather
Between 8th* & 9tn Feathers
Between 8th* & 9th Feathers
Between 8th & 9th* Feathers
Between 8th & 9th* Feathers
Between 8th & 9th Feathers
* Closer to this feather.
CHARACTERISTICS OF DATE
L. Roloff above date
Low 8
Low 6
1 and 8 are closer
Low 6
1 touches collar
6 and 3 are closer
3 under lowest righthand curl
Ribbon between 8 and 6
Ribbon over 8
WANTED
Indiana Civil War Tokens
Will Pay
$150.00 Each
Centerville - 165
Evansville - 280
Oldenburg - 730
$100.00 Each
Brooklyn - 135
Logansport - 570-B
South Bend - 860-A
$30.00 Each
Kendallvilie - 500-0
La Porte - 530-F
Ron Vore
R.R. 1 Poneto, Ind. 46781
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DIE-A-GRAM NO. P-7
Trademark
FULD PATRIOTIC
PART 6 - 1863 LIBERTY HEADBAND WITH 13-STAR FIELD
Fuld 58
H&G 47
R-3
Between
Ribbon
Over
8 & 6
Over Date
8
Fuld 79
H&G 63
R-l
Fuld 80
H&G 64
R-3
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NUMBERS 57-104
INDIAN HEADS
PART 6 - CONTINUED
Right Between
8th and 9th
Feathers
Closer to
9th Feather
Location of
13th Star
Closer
to 8th
Feather
See
Next
Page
Fuld 70A
H&G 671
R-10
Fuld 71
H&G 59
R-9
Fuld 72
H&G 406
R-10
38
DIE-A-GRAM NO. P-7
Trademark
INDIAN HEADS
PART 6 - CONTINUED
Fuld 73
H&G 60
R-4
WANTED!
Common Patriotic & Store Cards
VG or Better Paying $1.75 each
NEIL & DIANA SOWARDS
548 Home Ave. Ft. Wayne, Ind. 46807
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PLINY CHASE
by Fred L. Reed III
Spurred on by the research of Messrs. Fuld, et. al., for the new volume,
U.S. Civil War Store Cards, collectors in this field continue to add to the roll
of known varieties. The success of The Civil War Token Society has been
due, in large measure, to this Journal and the accessibility it provides us to
the research of other members. This author has had the pleasure ( Vol. 5, No.
1) of sharing his discoveries with the Society’s membership.
A quite different problem faced the pioneer cataloguer in this field — a
Philadelphia school teacher, more than 110 years ago. He had to start from
scratch. Though he rates only brief mention in the recent texts, the work of
Pliny Earle Chase forms the foundation for that of succeeding generations of
scholars.
Even today Chase’s 1863 catalogue is of more than historical significance.
A case in point, which George and Melvin Fuld recount in the introduction
to their new book, is the Fox’s Casino token, Fuld PA 750JA. The Fox token
was missing in both George Hetrich and Julius Guttag’s monumental work,
Civil War Tokens and Tradesmen's Cards (1924), and the Fuld’s guidebook
to the storecard series published only a decade ago. As the Fulds relate, the
token reappears in the present volume through reference to Chase’s original
manuscript.
The Fox token — No. 59 on Chase’s list — was one of the 303 metal and die
varieties which he described in the earliest known catalogue of Civil War
Tokens. This list was published September 18, 1863 — a time when these
pieces were actually circulating and, judging by the collection Chase
assembled, circulating widely.
Chase’s catalogue was published in the Proceedings of the American
Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia for the purpose of “promoting
useful knowledge’’. 1 The Proceedings for the date record, “Mr. Chase
presented for the Cabinet a collection of tokens, illustrating the trade
currency illicitly (italics mine) circulating during the war, together with a
catalogue.”
Of the tokens Chase listed, 241 were in the collection he donated to the
American Philosophical Society (APS). Another 62 pieces were listed as
being varieties “described from other collections, but wanting in the
Society’s collection.” As would be expected, the vast majority of those
listed (275) were in copper. Of those remaining, 24 were in brass and four
were in lead. Storecards in the catalogue represented 18 cities in seven states
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and outnumbered patriotic varieties 185 to 118.2
Chase’s catalogue exhibits meticulous care in his descriptions. Without
the benefit of the photographs by which modern collectors of the series
distinguish among similar dies, he determined similarities and differences
through word descriptions only. For example in the Preface to the catalogue
itself, he distinguishes 19 different “Not one cent” dies, 5 curved “Army and
Navy” dies, and 15 straight “Army and Navy” dies. To each he assigned a
letter designation which he applied as necessary to the tokens in the
catalogue.
Due to the nature of his descriptions, however, it is impossible to
determine in each instance exactly which of today’s known varieties were
included on that first list. Without having the pieces for examination, this
writer has, after many hours, reattributed slightly over 70 per cent of the
tokens Chase listed. Another 10 per cent of the attributions are questionable
— there being two or three possible tokens to which he refers. In the
remaining instances, attribution is rendered impossible due to the large
number of similar die combinations. In several instances no apparent similar
pieces exist on current lists.
This writer, however, has tabulated the data in Chase’s catalogue for
comparative purposes. The tokens listed under “Have” were in the col-
lection Chase donated to the APS; those listed under “Need” were not.
Summary of chase’s catalogue:
TABLE 1 — Business Cards
State
City
Copper
Brass
Lead
Total
Have
Need
Have
Need
Have
Need
ILL
Chicago
0
5
0
0
0
0
5
MASS
Boston
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Worchester
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
NJ
Atlantic City
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Elizabethport
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Jersey City
a
1
0
0
0
0
la
Newark
2
2
0
0
0
0
4
Perth Amboy
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Trenton
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
NY
Albany
3
1
0
0
0
0
4
Brooklyn
2
3
0
0
0
0
5
Greenpoint
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
New York City
95ad
20
7
1
4
0
127ad
Troy
0
0
2b
5b
0
0
7b
OHIO
Cincinnati
7
6
0
0
0
0
13
PENN
Philadelphia
5
1
0
0
0
0
6
RI
Pittsburgh
c
0
0
0
0
0
c
Providence
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Total
116acd
45
10b
7b
4
0
185
a — Chase No. 9, the J. C. Bailey/Thos. Bennett mule, was listed per
Jersey City; Fuld lists per New York City
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b — Chase Nos. 17-22, Oliver Boutwell, are not listed as brass, although
they are obviously so
c — Chase No. 288, Pittsburgh Dry Goods (Fuld PA 765R) was listed
with the patriotic varieties, Class VI — Miscellaneous Devices
d — CHASE No. 237, City of New York (Fuld NY 6300) was listed with
the patriotic varieties, Class III C — Head with Feather Crown
TABLE II — Patriotic Varieties
Class II — Portraits Copper Brass Total
Washington
Have
6g
Need
2
Have
0
Need
1
9g
Franklin
1
0
0
0
1
Jackson
3
0
0
0
3
McClellan
5
0
0
0
5
Class III
a) Equestrian Statues
2
0
0
0
2
b ) Head with Liberty Cap
23f
1
2
e
26ef
c) Head with Feather Crown
24d
0
0
0
24d
d) Fancy Heads
2
0
0
0
2
e) Human Figures
4
2
1
0
7
Class IV — Animals
6
2
0
0
8
Class V — Flags
5
0
1
1
7
Class VI — Misc. Devices
9c
0
0
0
9c
Class VII — Mottos
12
0
0
0
12
Total
102cdfg
7
4
2e
118
c — see footnote c for Table 1
d — see footnote d for Table 1
e — Chase No. 178 (Fuld 19/396 Br), Wilson’s Medal, was listed with the
business cards
f — Chase No. 179 (Fuld 19/396, Wilson’s Medal, was listed with the busi-
ness cards
g — Chase No. 180, (Fuld 112/396) Wilson’s Medal, was listed with the
business cards
It is not known how extensively Pliny Chase travelled during this period
or under what circumstances he acquired his pieces. However, of major
interest is the predominance of New York City tokens and the scarcity of
local pieces in the collection he assembled. This may be explained in part due
to the fewer numbers of Philadelphia merchants for whom tokens were
issued. It also suggests the ubiquitous circulation of the New York pieces
and/or the possibility that Chase had travelled there during the period they
42
flourished, which was immediately prior to publishing his catalogue.
Sixty-six New York City merchants on nearly twice that number of tokens
were represented in the 17-page catalogue, while only six merchants on as
many tokens from Philadelphia were included. All five of the Chicago tokens
were described as being from other collections. Six New Jersey cities were
represented; four of the 10 pieces were from Newark. Of the pieces from
Boston and Worcester, Mass., and Providence, R.I., only one piece was in
Chase’s collection, and it appears likely that the other varieties were
described to Chase by acquaintances in those cities.
In the patriotic series, Liberty Cap and Indian Head varieties comprise
more than 40 per cent of the tokens listed. Tokens with Washington,
Franklin, Jackson and McClellan are included. Obviously there are none of
Lincoln since these dies bear 1864 dates. Three of the six pieces are listed,
including two brass tokens, one from another collection.
The “Equestrian Statue” pieces listed as examples of the Washington
“First in War, First in Peace” dies. The “Fancy Head” tokens are Fuld dies
36 and 43. The varieties Chase calls “Human Figures” are Fuld dies 257 and
the “Knickerbocker Currency” dies (Fuld 254 and 255).
Two of the Washington pieces are of particular interest to the collector
today. Neither is listed in contemporary catalogues on the Civil War series.
Although they resemble the “play-money” pieces which have come down to
modern times, Chase considered them to be of the same origin and design as
the necessity pieces he was listing. Neither was in the collection he presented
to the APS; both were listed as described by correspondent(s):
Class II — Portraits
193. Head of Washington. “General Washington.” Rev. Eagle with
arrows. “In unitate fortitudo. Spielmunze.” Size 12.
195. Head of Washington. “George Washington.” Rev.. “Avoid the
extremes of party spirit.” Wreath open at the top. Size 12.
It is interesting to note the appeal which prefaced Chase’s catalogue, as
published in the Society’s proceedings:
Collectors and others who may wish to assist in completing (italics
mine) the collection of Token currency in the Cabinet of the American
Philosophical Society, may send specimens, duplicates, or descriptions
of such varieties as are not mentioned in this catalogue, to the
Curators, Mr. Fr. Peale, or to the Librarian of the Society. 3
Even then, it seems, the collecting bug for completeness was apparent,
though doubtless the collection was never completed!
Chase’s appeal did not, however, go without response. As recorded in the
Proceedings of the Society for May 6, 1864, a Civil War die sinker from
Boston, Joseph H. Merriam (Fuld MASS 115E), made a personal donation
to the collection of the Society. “A donation for the Cabinet,” the
Proceedings state, “was announced from Mr. Jos. H. Merriam, of Boston,
consisting of eleven varieties of tokens and medals . . .’’It does not appear
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unlikely that the pieces donated were of his own origin and joined the
Merriam piece originally in the collection.
The Proceedings also record that Chase donated at that time 68 additional
specimens of Civil War tokens to the growing collection. Although the
collection was enlarged by at least 25 per cent by this time, the varieties are
not listed.
The answer to the question of how Merriam came to donate his pieces to
the APS is suggested by an entry in the Proceedings of that same date
which records that a Mr. James E. Oliver, of Lynn, Mass., had been in
correspondence with Chase concerning another paper Chase had submitted
for publication at the same time as his original token list. Oliver was an in-
law of Chase, and knowing of the later’s interest in the pieces, may well have
interceded on his behalf with the local die sinker.
Five months later, at the meeting of October 7, 1864, “A donation for the
Cabinet was received through Mr. Chase, from Mr. W. K. Lanphear, of
Cincinnati, consisting of 315 tokens.” This time a noted Mid West die
sinker, who struck cards for a large number of concerns in addition to his
own (Fuld OHIO 165 CY), had assisted Chase in adding specimens to the
APS collection. Unfortunately the varieties are not listed and the
circumstances under which this donation was made are unclear.
However, it is certain that the collection of Civil War tokens held by the
APS continued to grow. Although this writer could find no mention of
subsequent donations, the Proceedings for May 19, 1865, record that Chase
submitted for publication a revised list of the tokens, “numbering over two
thousand,” at that meeting. This list was submitted, at Chase’s request, to a
prepublication committee consisting of Franklin Peale, Eli K. Price and J.
Peter Lesley.
Peale was particularly suited for the task, having been closely associated
with the U.S. Mint at Philadelphia for more than two decades. As chief
coiner for 15 years, Peale was responsible for many innovations at the Mint.
His resignation in 1854, however, was forced under a cloud of alledged
misdeeds owing to his “highly lucrative private medal business.” ^ Peale
was, however, an expert in the field of coinage and die sinking and the APS
published in 1855 his excellent tract on the subject, which remains a basic
source on the state of the art at that time.
Unfortunately the committee’s recommendations on Chase’s revised Civil
War token list are uncertain. This writer has been unable to find subsequent
reference to the revised catalogue and it is likely that it was never published.
An entry in the Proceedings for March 4, 1864, poses an interesting
possibility. It is recorded that Mr. Peale made a motion which was
adopted by the membership:
Resolved, that the Curators be authorized to make such selection as
they may deem proper, of articles from the Cabinet of the Society, and
place them at the disposal of the Chairman of the Committee on
Curiosities, Relics and Autographs, for the Sanitary Commission, as a
loan for exhibition during the ensuing fair. ^
It is possible, therefore, that specimens from the Civil War token collection
of the APS, which then numbered at least the original several hundred, may
have been on exhibition at the Great Central Fair (Vol. 2, No. 3), which was
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held in June and is immortalized on yet another Civil War storecard, Fuld
PA 750L!
This author will correspond with the American Philosophical Society,
which after 230 years is still in existence in Philadelphia, concerning the
disposition of their token collection. The results of this query will be offered
for publication in this Journal as they are available.
Pliny Chase’s interest in Civil War tokens, which has been recounted, was
one of the many investigations to which he devoted his life.
Chase was born in Worcester, Mass., August 18, 1820, the eldest son of
Anthony and Lydia (Earle) Chase, both of Massachusetts. His family had
been prominent in New England public affairs from the earliest settlements
and his father was treasurer of Worcester County for 34 years. His mother
was the daughter of Pliny Earle, who introduced the manufacture of
machine— card clothing into America.
Chase was brought up a Quaker, attending schools in Worcester and later
the Friends Boarding School in Providence, R. I. He entered college at 15
with the stated objective of acquiring “honorable fame.” He graduated in
1839 with high rank, “achieving honor but hardly fame as a teacher and
principal of district schools in Leicester, Worcester and Providence.” 6
Chase married Elizabeth Brown Oliver of Lynn, the niece of Goold Brown,
in 1843 and moved his young bride to Philadelphia, where he had begun
teaching school two years earlier. They had six children.
He continued as a teacher until 1848 when a severe hemorrhage of the
lungs made necessary a change of professions. For the next 12 years he was
a member of a stove and foundry firm. While so employed, “an old college
friend found him engaged in solving a problem and selling a Franklin stove,
with considerable friction between the two occupations.” The same friend
says: “Upon my asking him, with unaffected wonder, what induced the
scholar of our class to dissipate in hardware, he assuaged my indignation
with the softly spoken, ‘Thee must see, Edward, the multiple of bread and
butter.’ ” 7
With the onset of the Civil War, Chase resumed his teaching in
Philadelphia. It was while so engaged that Chase’s interest was aroused in
Civil War tokens and he began to collect them. As an active member of the
American Philosophical Society, he compiled the first descripttive list of
these token varieties. At the APS meeting of September 18, 1863, he
donated his collection of 241 patriotic and storecard varieties to the Society
and his catalogue of the tokens was published with the meeting’s minutes in
the APS Proceedings. During the next few years, Chase was instrumental in
adding specimens to the Society’s collection. His revised catalogue of token
varieties grew from the original 303 to more than 2,000.
In 1870 he toured Europe and the following year was appointed professor
of natural sciences at Haverford College near Philadelphia. He also served
several months as acting professor at the University of Pennsylvania. In
1875 he was awarded the newly established chair of philosophy and logic at
Haverford, which he held during the rest of his life. In 1884 upon the
organization of Bryn-Mawr College, he was also appointed lecturer on
psychology and logic at that institution. For a time in 1886 Chase served as
acting president of Haverford during the absence of his brother, Thomas,
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the college’s president.
Chase spent much of his life engaged in scientific research, and made many
important discoveries in the fields of astronomy and physics. He was an
active member of several scientific societies. During his 25 years with the
APS, he served as its vice-president and treasurer.
A prolific writer, Chase’s subjects covered a wide range of inquiry. Among
his early publications were arithmetic textbooks, one of which was written
in collaboration with his friend Horace Mann. He also published numerous
articles on meteorology, including a handbook for home and school use. The
General Index to the Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society
lists more than 120 articles of his published by the Society. In 1864
that Society awarded him its Magellanic Medal for his paper on “Numer-
ical Relations between Gravity and Magnetism.”
He also published more than 30 scientific papers in other leading journals,
including those of the Royal Society and the French Academy. Chase was
elected a fellow of the American Association for the advancement of Science
in 1874.
His other interest included philology, physics and mental philosophy. In
his later life he was especially interested in the cosmical subjects, “striving
to establish a common law that ‘All physical phenomena are due to an
Omnipotent Power, acting in ways which may be represented by harmonic
or cyclical undulations in an elastic medium.’ ” ®
As a lecturer, principally in the fields of astronomy and meteorology, he
was notable. An able linguist, Chase spoke six or seven languages and with
the help of a dictionary it is said, could read one hundred and twenty,
including dialects. In fact, at the same meeting that Chase submitted the
first catalogue of Civil War tokens, he also offered for publication in the
Society’s Transactions two papers on linguistics: “On the Mathematical
Probability of Accidental Linguistic Resemblances,” and “On the
Comparative Etymology of the Yoruba Language.” It was in relation to the
former that James E. Oliver, a relative of Chase’s who was also a noted
mathematician, educator and member of the APS, was mentioned earlier in
this paper in connection with the gift of tokens and medals made by Joseph
Merriam of Boston.
When Pliny Chase died in Haverford on December 17, 1886, he was a noted
and respected man of science, and though largely unheralded the pioneer
spirit of our organization, the Civil War Token Society. ^
Postscript: Subsequent to the writing of the above article, the author corre-
sponded several times with Mr. Roy Goodman, Reference Librarian, of the
American Philosophical Society Library. The author would like to express
his appreciation to Mr. Goodman and his staff, who were very helpful in fol-
lowing up leads supplied by the author and searching through sources un-
known to this writer. The search for data included the Society’s Proceedings
. . Guide to the Archives . . and Catalog of Manuscripts . . as well as
the Proceedings of the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia
( 1865-1935), and several volumes “listing displayed object.”
Unfortunately, this search yielded no more tangible information. Pliny
Chase’s revised list of Civil War Tokens was not published and “no trace” of
the original manuscript could be found. As for the ultimate disposition of
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that Society’s Civil War Token holdings, Mr. Goodman’s response to this
writer is as follows: “Because of looting over the years all coins and tokens
were disposed of. There is no way of tracing what organizations received
these items, since the dispersal spanned many years.”
Hopefully Chase’s historic revised list is still extant and may yet be
brought to light. It may yet remain in some archives or attic awaiting re-
trieval, to take its place in the history of Civil War Token collecting. This
list, complied in the final days of the war, and the most extensive coverage of
the series until nearly two decades later, could shed light on the important
issues concerning the manufacture and circulation of “these little bits of
history.” Until then, however, Pliny Earle Chase’s May 19, 1865, list “num-
bering over two thousand” varieties will remain an inscrutable door waiting
to be located and re-opened.
NOTES
1 The Proceedings of the APS, Vol. IX, pp 242-258. These were reprinted in
1967, with the Society’s permission, by Kraus Reprint Corp., Millwood,
N.Y.
2 The token quantities are expressed per Fuld listing. Chase listed three
tokens (178-180), mules with the “Wilson’s Medal” die, as business cards
and two storecards, “City of New York” (237) and “Pittsburgh Dry
Goods” (288), with the patriotic varieties. See also footnotes to the
tabular data.
3 Preface to Chase’s catalog, APS Proceedings, IX, 242.
4 For a detailed and interesting account of Peale’s activities, see Don
Taxay’s The U.S. Mint and Coinage. New York: Arco Publishing Co.,
1966.
5 APS Proceedings, IX, 349.
6 Dictionary of American Biography , IV, 27.
7 ibid.
8 ibid.
9 Chase’s catalogue was largely unknown to the several commentators on
the series early in this century. Neither Faulkner nor Carothers appear
cognizant of Chase’s work. Likewise Hetrich and Guttag were unaware of
his 1863 catalogue and in fact knew of nothing earlier than the listing in
the Coin Collector's Journal nearly two decades later. Barnard’s history
is excellent in many respects and based in large measure on data derived
from Chase’s work; however, a number of his conclusions are erroneous.
In more times Chase’s catalogue has proven of considerable value, re.
the Fox token and the several other issues discussed in this paper.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Barnard, B. W. “Use of private Tokens for Money in the United States,”
Quarterly Journal of Economics, XXXI (August 1917), 600-634.
Brown, John Howard (ed). Lamb's Biographical Dictionary of the United
States. Boston: James H. Lamb Co., 1900. I, 621.
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Carothers, Neil. A History of the Small Coins and Fractional Currency of
the United States (1916). Princeton University. Reprinted in the “Eco-
nomics Classics” Series, New York: Augustus M. Kelley, 1967.
Faulkner, R. P. “Private Issue of Token Coins,” Political Science Quarterly,
XVI (June 1901), 303-327.
Johnson, Allen (ed). Dictionary of American Biography. New York: Charles
Scribner’s Sons, 1946. IV, 27.
National Cyclopedia of American Biography. New York: James T. White
and Co., 1929. VI, 53-4.
Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Various meetings: IX
(September 18, 1863) 242-258; (March 4, 1864) 349; (May 6, 1864) 375;
(October 7, 1864) 425; and X (May 19, 1965) 118. Reprinted Millwood,
N.Y.: Kraus Reprint Corp., 1967.
Who Was Who In America. Chicago: A. N. Marquis Co., 1963, 102.
Wilson, James Grant and John Fiske (eds). Appleton's Cyclopedia of Amer-
ican Biography. New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1891. I, 585.
MESSAGE FROM YOUR PRESIDENT
The results of the voting by the board on the four proposals are all tallied.
The proposal for Jr. membership being half price, with all benefits and rights
except the right to hold office. The Jr. membership will end at the end of the
year the member becomes 18. This will take affect with the 1976 dues collec-
tion. This proposal now becomes part of the by laws.
The other three proposals, while the majority of the board members were
in favor of them, many had provisions they wanted added or parts they
thought would be better removed. Since most of the board members thought
there was merit in the proposals they will be discussed at the annual mem-
bership meeting.
The society now has a full fledged historian, he is Rich Hartzog, P.O. Box
4143, Rockford, IL 61110.
The California State group of the C.W.T.S. is proof that it does pay to
have state meetings. At their December meeting it was brought to the atten-
tion of the members present that one of their members, retired, was about to
allow his 1975 membership to the Society lapse because of the high cost of
living and his being on a fixed income. The California group paid his 75 dues
and then decided to do something about it. They drafted a proposal about
membership for the retired members. The Board will have acted on it by the
time you read this.
THIS N THAT
This is probably your last chance to obtain a new first edition of the big
Fuld Store Card Book, as the supply is nearly exhausted. John Canfield is
the man to contact, and a $20 bill will make you the proud owner of a first
edition. John’s address is 2715 Elmwood St., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104.
The supply is short, so don’t wait!
48
A Survey of
American Trade Tokens
An anthology edited by
David E. Schenkman
This volume, sixth in the series GLEANINGS FROM THE
NUMISMATIST, contains more than 125 articles covering a broad range of
information about trade tokens and store cards. The subject listings include
Indian and Post Trader Tokens, Early Store Cards, Trade Checks, Hard
Rubber Tokens and Medals, Transportation Tokens, Fraternal Tokens, and
Tokens and Medals Relating to Numismatics. Such authorities as F. G.
Duffield, Edgar H. Adams, J. J. Curto, Waldo C. Moore, Farran Zerbe, and
George and Melvin Fuld are among the many authors whose articles are pre-
sented in this 512-page hardbound volume.
A Price Guide by David E. Schenkman for approximately 1300 tokens, a
large percentage of which are illustrated in the text, has been added along
with his foreword and comments. Although all the articles were previously
published over a 66-year period in The Numismatist, few collectors have
access to the many issues from which they are extracted. Therefore, this
comprehensive and organized anthology is a necessity for all token
collectors.
$25.00
Quarterman Publications, Inc.
5 South Union Street
Lawrence, Massachusetts 01840
49
CIVIL WAR TOKEN SOCIETY AUCTION # 18
17 OOLV
TERMS OF SALE _ - READ CAREFULLY CLOSING DATE 1975
1. Send bids to Dale Cade, 265h8 Mazur Drive, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., 90?7h.
2. All tokens have been classified by members, and errors will be corrected if
bidder returns lots wiihin 5 days of receipt.
3. Bids are to be made by lot number. For identical bids, earliest postmark wins,
h. BIDS OF 510 OR MORE WILL BE REDUCED TO 5 TO 7 % OVER SECOND HIGHEST BID. BIDS
LESS THAN 510 WILL NOT BE REDUCED.
5. Terms are cash. Payment is to be made within 10 days after receipt of billing.
Bidders will pay postage and insurance.
6. Parents (as agents) should submit bids for minors.
7. Auction Manager reserves the right to reject any bid or to withdraw any lot.
8. Listings per FULD, "US CIVIL -VAR STORECARDS" h "PATRIOTIC CIVIL WAR TOKENS".
9. Minimum bids requested by sellers are shown in parentheses ( ).
10. Prices realized list available after the close of the auction, and may be
ordered at the time bids are submitted. Price per cony is SOi.
11. All tokens are copper unless otherwise indicated.
12. With today’s increasing token prices, and in fairness to the consignors,
BIDS UNDER 51. 50 ARE RESPECTFULLY DECLINED.
CONNECTICUT
1. 35>A-?a R3 VF some loose dirt
2. 35B -la R3 VF small gouge obv, rev
central area worn
3. 35B-la R3 VF-f- rev die chipped
ILLINOIS
lu 95*3-1 a R6 VF+
5. l50K-6a F
6. l50M-la R3 F+ scratches on rev
7. l50V-?a R3 VF
8. l5oAA-la Rli F cleaned
9. l50ASwla R5 VF
10. l50BB-la R'5 F rov has large pits
11. l50BC-3a R5 VF cleaned, rov has
incomplete hole at 11 o’clock
1?. 300/i-la R8 VF holed at 1 h 7 o’clock,
onlv card this town
13. 775''— la 15 VG4-
lh. 890D-lb brass Rh XF
15. 175F-la
15.
17.
18.
15.
20.
21.
Sane
'’301-la
°90E-11'.
290E— ha
290E-5a
^OE-^a
lot, bot?
'-'9
'"'I
) •
")l.
or;
25.
27.
°8.
395*-°a
11300-°?.
500G_la
500'’’ -la
500T-9a
5501-la
550I-°a
2?. 5501 -3a
R5
dies
30. 630 —6 a
13
blue
21. 'GpoA-iia
R6
only
l'1. 7h0B-la
15
■3. 7h0G_la
nr,
3h, 78o— la
n?
35. 78ol_la
Rh
INDIANA
R6 VG only carl this
merchant ("In bid 5h.00)
F (min bid 56.00)
R6 VF cleaned (-lin bid 59.00;
R6 VG two nieces this lot
R6 F two nieces thi;
have some ri r damage
R6 F weak rev
R6 _ XF both dies filling
causing some detail loss,
probably cleaned
17 VG two rim clips rev
y, p s-all stain rev, obv
•die filling
•8? VF small gouge in center
of obv (tain bid .,9.00)
R3 G lark, both sides pitted,
scarce token (ran bid •9.00)
R7 VG dark, rough rev
(min bi I 59,00)
Rh AU dark, obv lie filling
(-nn bid >8.00)
Rh VF -f
noor olan~het and filling
cause grade reduction to VG
VF In liana Primitive,
-gray color
F4- clip at 6 o’clock,
dark, rough surfaces
strong rev, weak obv
uneven strike caused
some detail loss, obv has one
small and one very long cud,
’sly card this merchant
36.
3V.
38.
hi.
h°.
h3.
hh.
h5.
h6.
h7.
h8.
h9.
52.
53.
5h.
55.
56.
57.
58.
59.
60.
61.
62.
6,3.
6h.
65.
66.
67.
68.
69.
70.
71.
72.
800A-?a R5 F + rev has h small diamond
shaped punchmarks, obv has
flatted area due to punchmarks
8oOB-2a R5 (supplied by consignor), F,
uneven strike, s- ill rim damage
two places rev
800C -la R7 VG dark
86oC-la R3 VF4- some loose dirt
860G-ha R8 VG-f- obv mutilation lowers
grade from VF
MASSACHUSETTS
ll5E-la R5 UNC some luster
260A_la R5 VF
39oA_la R$ XF only merchant
MICHIGAN
900B-3a Rh VF cleaned
225N-la R° and NY630M-6ao R3 as two
piece lot, both VG, NY piece
has shattered die rev
225N-la R° F loose dirt
9?5X-la Rh VF4- start of clip
°25AB-la R5 XF small clip
fo^AX-Oa R3 VF cleaned, obv scratches
PP^CI-ha R3 F
3a R9 AU rev stained (min
bid 820.00)
855A-3a R5 XF very dark
NEW JERSEY
885A-lb brass R3 XF obv dark
’LJ YIRK
10A_5a R° F
Same F + dark
Same VF rim damage one place rev
Same VF two rin cuts obv
lOB-la R3 XF light scratches
IOC -la R3 F dark
lOD-la Rh VF
10G-la R3 VF very brassy appearance,
some loose dirt
10H-la Rl VF
Same VF -h
Same XF loose dirt
10H-5aa R3 F small rim damage areas
both sides
10H-8a R3 VF 4-
Same AU some toning
10H-9a R3 XF
951-la R° VF + dark
95E-la R° F dark, start of clip,
only card this merchant
Di5B-lal Rh F 1.17 mm thick, l8.8 mm
diameter
lh5B-la2 Rh F
50
73. b30C-6a R2 F-f-
7U. 630D-la R2 XF
75. Same AU die breaks both sides,
some luster
76, 63OE— la R1 VF dark blue— gray
color
77.630K-la R3 AU toned
78. 630L-5a R2 F
79. 630M_la R? VF
80. 630K-9g lead R5 VF
81. 6 30M— 1 3a R3 F dark, Washington rev
82. 630P-la R2 XF
83. Same AU
8U. 63OV _3a, Ohio 165DJ-U, Ohio 535A-8a
three piece lot of R2 and R3,
all VG, should be worth $U,00
8?. 630AA_la RJ4 VF
86. 630AJ_la R3 F
VF f- loose dirt
dark
F +
87. 630AK-la
88. Same
89.630AK-7a
90. 6 30 A), '-la
91. 630AQ_ia
9?. 630AU-la
93. 630BD-la
9h. ' ““ '
. .. 630BE-6a
95. 630BK-la
96. 6303Q-lb
R2
XF
R3
Rl
R1
R2
R2
Rli
R1
VF
VF
XF
XF
VF
central areas worn
stains on rev
630BR-la
98. 630BS-2a
99. 6303U_la
100 . 630BV-^3a
102 . 630CC-lia
103. 630CD-la
IOU. 630CH-3a
105. Same
106. 695A-2a
stain dn rev
_ VF plane het striations
brass Rl XF rev central
area weak
R"5 VFf-
R2 VFf-
R1 VF dark, loose dirt
R1 VF-f- obv weak, long
scratch rev
101. 63OBX— Igl lead-Cpl R8 VF off-center
strike, both dies rusty and
have large multiple cuds,
plating shows some peeling
R? VF
R3 AU cleaned, die chip
and "fingerprint" traces rev
R7 VF
XF stained
— - — R1 VF rough surfaces
107. 89OB— 9b, -18b, — 18b, three piece lot
of Rl's grading poor to fine,
all in brass
108. 8903-lb
109. 890B_2b
110. 8903-£b
111. 8903-6b
11 2. 8903-9b
113. Same
llu. Sane
115. 890B_lob
116. 890 3-1 6b
117. 8903 -17b
110. 8903-1 3b
119. 09O3_l9b
120. 890B-20b
121. Sane
1°2. 890B-32b
in. 890D-33b
12U. 09OE_5b
125. Same
126. Sane
127. 890E-7b
128. 390E_8b
129. 390E-9b
130. 890E_12b
131. 90 53 -la
132. 9tiOA_la
135.
136.
I?!
ffi:
lhi.
lii2.
1U3.
lUL.
1U5.
11,6.
11.7.
11.8.
11*9.
i5o.
151.
152.
155.
156.
IU:
159.
160.
161.
162.
163.
16L.
165.
166.
l65CR-5a R7 G reddish-chocolate
color
165C N-la R2 AU some "bagmarks"
165CY-I0ha R3 F
l65DM-la Rli VF rin nick rev
l65DQ-3a R5 XF
l65FU-5a r£ VF
l65G3-10a R6 VG corroded both sides,
165GL-Ua
175G-la
175tl-la
200C -la
200D-la
535A-8a
8 30C -7b
860 A -lb
930B-3a
green deposits rev
R2 VF
*3
R5
R3
R2
R2
VF
VG
VF
F
VF
brass
brass
R9 VF
PENNSYLVANIA
stain on obv
rev grainy
cleaned
obv central area weak
R6 VG f-
R7 VF (min bid 09.00}
120D-la
h20A-2a
167. 5lOL-la
168.
brass
Rl
VF
several deep
169.
5lOAO_2a
scratches
obv
brass
R6
VF
small clip.
(
stained
170.
700A-2a
brass
Rl
VF
loose dirt
]
brass
Rl
XF
171.
7000 -3a
brass
Rl
F
172.
700G-la
VF
173.
700G_2a
VF-f- stained
1
brass RI4. Ff-
brass R6 VF several snail
"pinpricks" and scratches
R5 F
R1 VF
Rli VF
Rp F
brass
brass
brass
brass
VF
brass
brass
R8 XF
R6 XF
brass R3 F stained
VF stained
XF
brass
brass
brass
brass
R3 VF
R3 Ff-
Rli
R6
R2
Rli
VF
F stained
XF stains
XF
OHIO
133. l65H-9a R1 XF
13u. 165M-I2a, l65DE-3a, 165GY-I3a, a three
piece lot of R2 and R3, all 0,
should be worth 03.00
650A-la R2 VF only card this town
700E-2a R"1 VF
750E-la R2 F loose dirt
Sane VF small gouge rev
Sane VFf- loose dirt obv
765T-la R3 VF scratch on obv
RHODE ISLAUD
700A-lia R3 AU Dobson rev
Sane XF
700C-3a R3 VF-f- small greenish
area obv
Same XF 17.1i mm diameter
Same XF-f- stain on obv
Same AU
700E-7a R? Ff- dark, rim damage rev
700E-',b brass R3 Ff- some spots
each side
■/isccnsu:
Rli F cleaned, spall clip
Rli XF shield details on
rev are worn
R5 VG dark, rough surfaces,
slight dish, reeded edge
very worn
5lOAL-la R3 XF only card this
merchant
Rli F two small clips, dark,
obv die breaks
Rli VF both sides incompletely
holed at 9 o'clock
R6 F dark, rough surfaces
R6 VC- dark, rough surfaces
R5 XF dark, holed at
li o'clock
17h. 700G-3a R7 XF holed at 1? o'clock
175. 720A-°a R9 XF cleaned, some rim
darare rev (min bid $70.00}
P.FRIOTIGS
176. I/229 and 337/350 as a two piece lot,
R1 and R2. VG and F, should
be worth 02.00
R1 VF dark
and 115/33° as a two piece lot,
both Rl, F and G, 1/391 holed,
should be worth 02.00
Rl VF start of clip
VF
VF
brass Rli F gouges both
sides, bent
183. Same VF snail corrosion spot obv,
rev die rusty
I/U36 R3 VF 4-obv die rusty
5/288 R° F
Sane VF foreign material both sides
5/288 brass R3 VF-f- partial
railroad rim
177.
178.
179.
180.
181.
182.
181, .
185.
186.
187.
l/°29
1/391
1/391
Same
Same
1/391
51
188.
189.
190.
191.
192.
19(3.
19U.
195.
196.
197.
6/268
m
Same
7/313
7/315
7A/317
8/309
8/313
10/298,
198.
199.
200.
201.
202.
203.
?04.
205,
206,
207.
208 ,
209,
210,
211,
213.
214.
215.
216.
217.
218.
219.
’20.
221.
’22.
?’3.
??4.
’25.
226.
°27.
228.
2°9.
230.
231.
23°.
233.
23U.
?35.
236.
237.
238.
239.
z&o.
’la.
?42.
2U3.
?44.
245.
246.
?47.
?48.
249.
R1 XF small clip
R1 VF
R^ F+ obv has plane het pits
XF
R2 F obv die rusty
R2 XF clip
R1 XF
R3 F
R2 VF+
51/33U, 210A08 as three piece
lot, R1 and R2, all VG, should
be worth $3.00
R3 VF-f- rev die chip
R1 F4- obv grainy
UNC obv die rusty, some luster
R1 XF
XF loose dirt
R3 XF obv die rusty and
filling
R2 VF dark
XF
XF
Rll VG +
VF
R? XF rim cuts 2 places
j.u/ jw R2 F loose dirt
13/353, 19/396, 23/306, 35/265, 1i3/308,
51/34?, bl/337, seven piece lot,
R1 thru R5, mostly VG, ought to
be worth $7.00
0 3/271, °6/Ul8, three piece
lot, R2 and R3, all VG, should
be worth $3.50
R'> VF off center strike
R3 VF
R2 F+. rusty dies
F thick planchet
XF obv die error - portion
of rim is missing
’9/303 R? VF few scratches
10/298
10/312
Same
11/298
Same
11/312
13/297
Same
Same
16/301
Same
17/388
18/300
212. 19/396,
19/396
20/303
22 /hlr
23/306
28/303
R1
R2
Same
Same
3?/?75
34/277
XF
XF
dark
R7 VF-f gouge obv
R8 UNC both dies filling,
some luster
R£ F
R6 VF loose dirt
R1 F central areas worn
VF
R3 VF
R1 F off center strike
a/337, 210/Ko8, 2lU/hl6, throe piece
lot, all R2, G-f to VG, should
be worth $3.00
R3 XF
R2 XF
R? VF obv die filled, rev
drum detail poor
k 5/332, 48/’99, U9/3U3, 66/370, four
piece lot, R1 and R2, all F,
should be worth $5.00, li5/332
incompletely holed both sides
R1 F
M
36/3UO
Same
37/255
37/U3U
41/337,
4’/336
43/388
44/350
45/33’
Same
Same
46/335
46/339
Same
47/332
49/343
Same
Same
Same
Same
50/342
51/334
Same
Same
F-f
VF
R’
R1
XF
R1
R3
filled dies
XF rev die filling
VF die break rev
diametral die break rev
XF die chip obv
VF rin damage, some
scratches
VF
VF
VF-f
XF
R3 F loose dirt
R1 F obv die filled
VF loose dirt
VF loose dirt
250.
251.
252.
253.
254.
255.
256.
257.
258.
259.
260.
?6l.
262.
51/342
Same
m
Same
52A30
54A79
Same
m
56/229
59/385
62/367
R1 VF weak rev
AU rev die filling
Rii F rev die filled
R1 VF loose dirt
XF
R3 VF
R2 VF
VF
R3 VF
R1 VF
R6 XF
rev die rusty and filling
holed at 5 o'clock
263. 62/367
264. ' ' "
dark
rev die filling, piece
appears to have been bent
during striking operations
R2 XF
R3 F "ES" on obv nearly gone,
rev die rusty, clip at 2 o'clock
265.
266.
267.
268.
269.
270.
271.
’72.
273.
274.
275.
’76.
’77.
278.
279.
280.
281.
63/366
65/371
Same
66/370
68/355
68A./37I
69/369
78/330
79/351
Same
8°/352A
9I/303
93/36?
Same
R3 F4-
R1 VF
RU VF
VF
R2 XF
R4
R3
R3
R3
R1
XF
VF
"NOT” removed on rev
obv scratches
cleaned
rev die rusty
283.
’84.
’85.
286.
287.
288.
289.
290.
’91.
?92.
?93.
294.
295.
296.
’97.
298.
’99.
300.
301.
302.
303.
304.
305.
306.
3°7.
308.
309.
310.
331.
31?.
313.
314.
Same
Same
III/17I
Same
111/340
XF -f central area rev weak
VF
F 4-
XF
R1 VF+
R3 VF+
R2 F filled dies
F filled dies
Same VF obv date weak
94/363 R3 70 deep scratch obv, hard
to find in any condition
103/375 A VF "NOT" removed rev
107/43’ and 140/394 as two piece lot,
both R1 and VG-f should be
worth $2.50 .
08? 110A42 R1 VF-f- rev die misaligned
’ causing partial railroad rim
XF two small gouges obv
AU
R4 VG dark, obv scratches
VF rev central area weak
R3 VF some detail on rev
missing
112/396 R1 VG dark
117/420 R1 VF obv has 2 small
corrosion soots
118/418 R? F-f partial railroad rim
Same VF rev legend weak
118 Al9 R4 VF4-
H9/398 R1 F uneven strike, rev
may be overstruck
127/1(01 R4 absence of central detail
both sides lowers grade to F
136/397 R1 F
Same VF-f
137/395 R1 XF rev die filling
causing letter fade
138A34 HI VG
' * R1 VF-f-
rc; VF-f cleaned, rim dent obv
R1 XF
XF -f some green deposits
' F Indiana Primitive,
small corrosion spots obv
VF loose dirt
small green spot rev
some loose dirt
VF cud on rev
VG dark
F-f loose dirt
weak strike rev
AU some luster^
VF-f strong strike
F -V-
central area weak both sides
151/430
160/417
164/31?
Same
165A31
R5
three
174/272 R1
Same
Same
177/271
178/?66
178/267
Same
189/399
191/443
201 A3?
Same
AU
AU
R2
R3
R1
XF
R1
R1
R3
VF
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315. 206/320
316. 207 A09
R2
VF loose dirt
Rl
F dark obv, green
deposits rev
317. Same
F +
318 . 207 A09
brass Rli VF
319. 207A10
Rl
F -f-
320. Same
VF
stain obv
321. 208A10
Rl
F weak rev
322. Same
F
3?3. 209/bl?
32b. Same
R3
F-f- loose dirt
XF
"DIX" on rev weak
325. ?13/bl5
R2
XF die breaks obv
326. 220/322
Rl
VF
327. Same
328. Same
XF
stains obv
AU
die breaks obv,
some luster
3 29. 2?1/3?L Rl VF dark
330. Same VF
331. ?°§/3?7 R1 XF
332. 2?SA./yj R3 vf
333. Same VF + rusty die and chip rev,
die breaks obv
33k. 231/35?A R1 VF
335. Same XF
336. ^ 33/31 3 R1 XF
337. Same XF
338. ?36A?6 R1 XF
339. lul/ 336 R1 XF die break rev
3kO. 2ii7/379 R3 XF 4.
3Ul. 2b9/°71 Rb F rev die rusty, start
of hole obv
3b?-, ^S^^/390 R3 XF off center strike
3k3. 25 7/311 R3 VF-t- brassy appearance
3hh, 337/350 R2 F+ rim damage rev
3U5. 3 90 /u 3b R3 VF-h
3b6. b5o/b71 R1 XF weak rev
The following lots #3b7 thru #355 are
REPLICAS; rarity of parent piece is shown
in parentheses ( ); none have a ring; most
are light weight; most are dark; they
appear to be a heavily copper plated base
metal such as pot metal; none show traces
of mold marks, irrideseence or graininess
typical of most replicas.
3U7. 6A/269 REP f RU) VF weak obv
1U8. ?6/bl8 REP (R2 ) VF-f
3b9. 37 A 3b REP (Rl) VF
350. b9/3b3 REP (Rl) VG
351. 163/352 REP (R?) VF
352. 169/399 REP (Rl) VF-h
353. 22b/326 REP (Rl) VF+
35b. 233/312 REP (Rl VF
3^5. Lots #3b7 thru #35b as an eight piece
lot; bid must exceed the total
of individual high bids on these
lots to be successful.
END OF SALE
GOOD LUCK
REPORT ON CWTS AUCTION #17
This auction broke several CWTS auction records: most bidders — 66;
most bids submitted — 781; highest return to CWTS treasury — ap-
proximately $170. Most popular lot was #240, the 97/389 patriotic in C-N,
with 15 bids; second place honors to lot #61, the Mo 910A-6a storecard, with
14 bids; third place went to lot #327, the die 509/president’s house piece,
with 13 bids.
Auction #18 and #19 will offer the patriotic collection of Walt Liberty as a
portion of the lots offered. This is the first time, to my knowledge, that an
entire collection has been auctioned thru the medium of the Society auction.
Let’s hope that it is a huge success for all concerned.
Dale Cade, Auction Manager
TEMPLE RESIGNS
Clifton A. Temple has resigned from the job of coordinating corrections
and listing new finds due to health reasons. We all thank Clif for staying on
and doing a great job until the revised book went to the printer. At this time
I haven’t a member to take over for Clif yet, and new finds or corrections
that a member finds can be sent to me: Richard E. Brown, R.R. #3, St. Rte.
587, Fostoria, Ohio 44830. I then can give them to the new coordinator. In
closing, thanks again Clif for a job well done.
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A Report on the Cataloging
of the Collection of Civil War Store Cards
in the Cabinets of the
American Numismatic Society
New York City, New York
JON HARRIS
OufcTWan at the
The fabulous collection of Civil War Store Cards in the American Num
matic Society numbering approximately 6,000 different pieces, whi
remained essentially uncatalogued for the entire past century, contains
wealth of new information which further complements this broad num
matic field. In cataloging this vast collection for its first time, many imp
tant new discoveries have been made as expected. A text has been writt
and published containing a comprehensive listing of the 181 previou
unknown storecards contained in this collection. This includes - m<
important of all - several new merchants; new obverse and reverse di
unlisted overstrikes, brockages, and mulings; and of course, new metal a
edge varieties. Photos of these new merchants and new dies, along w
photos of listed pieces for which no photo had been previously availat
e been provided in this text in their proper respective places.
. addition to the listing of new varieties, there follows in this text an
•nsive group of further corrections and revisions to the 2nd Edition of
Fuld’s Civil War Store Card reference. These further corrections and re-
Dns, which were able to be discovered and verified only through cata*
ng a collection of this magnitude, will update your storecard reference
bring it that much closer to attaining the status of a perfect reference
c.
lis published text and addenda will soon be available as a free bonus
B with the new, revised 2nd Edition of the Fuld’s U.S. CIVIL WAR
►RE CARDS reference or may be obtained as a separate publication
ugh the Civil War Token Society.
Until recently the average collector of Civil War Tokens was relatively un-
concerned with the condition of the pieces in his collection. An uncirculated
token may have commanded a slightly higher premium over a comparable
circulated piece, but this disparity was usually small enough so that close
scrutiny of the piece was not a necessity. For example, a piece with some
mint red was, and by many still is, considered to be uncirculated if it had no
readily apparent defects or wear.
Today, however, an increasing number of collectors in this, and, indeed, all
phases of numismatics, are becoming desirous of the highest possible
quality tokens to be included in their collections. It is for this reason that a
grading system for Civil War Tokens is needed to be set-up, accepted by
Society members, and used in their dealings with each other and others. This
need is especially great in the higher grades where condition is such a heavy
influence on price. It is with these higher grades that this article is con-
cerned — specifically with the condition of uncirculated in its various guises.
'«■ — **W— — -■ ~ \ Vs— -A ■■ — ■ - - -
THE DESCRIPTIVE GRADING OF UNCIRCULATED
CIVIL WAR TOKENS
by Charles E. Kirtley
— - ■ — l/v- - - - « «yt». ^ ■ ■Vl/. — ^
But before discussing how to grade an uncirculated Civil War Token, we
must first be able to determine whether or not it is uncirculated. Because of
the great variety of designs and quality of workmanship, it is all but im-
possible to put forth any hard and fast rules to act as guides for individual
pieces of the series. Thus some broad general concepts are here discussed in
hopes that they will be helpful in reaching that goal.
It goes without saying that an uncirculated Civil War Token, or any coin
for that matter, is free from wear. It is in mint state. That is, it is just as it
was when it came from the dies save, possibly, for certain natural oc-
currences such as toning or bag marks which are the result of processes
other than circulation or wear. In order to ascertain whether or not a par-
ticular piece has wear, a good magnifying glass of at least 15x and a lot of
light are needed. The high points of the possibly uncirculated piece should be
examined carefully under the light using the glass. Wear can be detected
using this equipment by looking for one of several things.
The first, and most obvious, thing to look for is loss of detail on the high
points. For this type of wear a glass is often not needed, but is always help-
ful. It is important not to confuse loss of detail through wear with loss of
detail due to a weak strike or worn dies. Check the high points where the loss
of detail is most obvious to see if there is evidence of rubbing. If there is, the
loss of detail is almost inevitably due to wear rather than a manufacturing
deficiency.
Another wear indicator is the color of the piece. A slightly worn token will
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have a different color on the parts that have been smoothed by wear than on
the parts where the natural color, or patina, remain. For example, if the high
points of a brown piece have a slightly lighter color than the rest of the sur-
faces, it is almost a sure bet that the off-color was caused by the wearing off
of the original surface. However, this is not a sure indicator of wear when
dealing with those pieces which retain most of their luster. Mostly red pieces
may have brown high points due to improper protection from paper or other
toning agents.
The third and final thing to look for when trying to determine if a Civil
War Token is uncirculated is related to the color, but considers the entire
piece rather than only the high points. That is a consideration of whether or
not the coin has been cleaned. It is usually easy to spot a cleaned token
when it is worn, but it is difficult when it is uncirculated or almost so. There
are two basic ways to clean a coin: dipping and rubbing. An uncirculated
token which has been rubbed clean is no longer uncirculated. The original
surface has been rubbed off. The rubbing will readily show under
magnification and should not be confused with a natural granular surface.
All cleaned coins, especially copper coins, have unnatural colors which can
be detected easily upon comparision with an uncleaned coin. Rub a Lincoln
Cent clean with a pencil eraser and compare it, both with the naked eye and
under magnification, to a red cent. This gives a good illustration of what
rubbing will do. It is plain to see why a rubbed coin is no longer uncirculated.
Tokens which have been dipped to restore their luster are in a special
category. Strictly speaking, they are not circulated, but neither are they in
mint state as the mild acid into which they were dipped removed the original
surface. They can be best recognized by comparing them with tokens that
are known to have been dipped. They have an unnatural color that is easy to
recognize after seeing it a few times. Dipped pieces often have large brown or
dark blue spots on them which result from the acid being improperly washed
away. It is probably a good idea to get, and keep a dipped coin for reference
purposes.
If a Civil War Token has been dipped or rubbed clean, its value has been
affected. It is imperative that the cleaning be described when offering the
coin for sale or trade. Preferably the method of cleaning should be named, if
possible, as a dipped coin is usually more desirable than its rubbed brother.
This is because it received less damage in the cleaning process.
Now that how to recognize an uncirculated Civil War Token has been
discussed, it is time to consider how to describe one. Basically, there are
three aspects of an uncirculated coin which need be described. These parts
are 1) a description of the strike, 2) a description of the color, especially
when dealing with copper pieces, and 3) the ancillary comments. These
aspects must be taken separately since they are generally not related when
dealing with uncirculated tokens.
The first thing that must be described when grading an uncirculated Civil
War Token is the strike. As everyone is probably aware, Civil War Tokens
were minted by a variety of diesinkers using many different methods and
machinery. This caused great discrepancies in the quality of tokens they tur-
ned out. This, in turn, leads to the major problem in grading, as some truly
uncirculated pieces appear to be no better than very fine due to the quality
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of their minting. This problem is the main obstacle in establishing a stan-
dard Civil War Token grading system. It is hoped that the suggestions of-
fered in this article will be of some help in resolving that problem. But back
to the main topic of the description of the strike.
Most numismatists who are considered authorities on grading recognize
three basic grades of strike quality in uncirculated coins. In this article they
shall be termed “uncirculated” with no prefix, “choice uncirculated”, and
“gem uncirculated.” The uncirculated piece is just that. It has no wear. The
term wear includes wear gotten from actual circulation as well as from
collector abuse — often termed “cabinet friction” or “a slight rub.” There is,
simply, no such thing as an uncirculated Civil War Token with any wear on
it. Wear received from collector abuse is just as telling as the wear received
in circulation. The use of terms such a “BU slight rub” are deceptive con-
tradictory, and dishonest.
A plain “uncirculated” Civil War Token is an average strike for the entire
series (typically weak pieces are discussed later). By average it is meant that
all of the features are struck up, but some of the highest ones with the most
detail may not be sharp. In other words, all of the details must show, even if
not plainly. While not pertaining to the strike, a coin in “uncirculated” con-
dition may also have a number of bag marks, but not so many as to be
readily noticable. One’s eye should not be caught by the number of bag
marks while examining the piece, but upon closer examination they will be
seen.
The “choice uncirculated” grade is better than the ordinary uncirculated,
although both are in mint state. All details show plainly because it is a much
better strike than average. There can be no weak spots on a choice piece.
And finally, a choice piece has few, if any, bag marks.
The “gem uncirculated” strikes are just that. They are perfect “gems.”
They have no minting defects, such as weak spots, lack of detail, planchet
defects, or any other flaws. Nor do they have any defects which occurred af-
ter minting, such as spots, dings, or bag marks. Gems are very rare in the
copper Civil War Tokens series. More often the gems that exist are found in
the off-metals which were struck largely as collectors’ items and thereby
preserved.
This leads us to the second part of the grading description — that of the
description of the color. It is mainly with copper Civil War Tokens that this
description is important because their color varies much more than the off-
metals. This is due to the fact that copper oxidizes more easily than other
metals used in Civil War Tokens. Thus uncirculated copper pieces are found
with varying amounts of mint red. The amount is very important as collec-
tors generally value a piece with most of its mint red more than its brown
counterpart. It is for this reason that a standardized system for describing
the amount of mint red on a copper Civil War Token is needed. The stan-
dards set forth here are aimed specifically at copper pieces, but may be ap-
plied to the off-metals very effectively as well.
In describing the color of uncirculated copper Civil War Tokens the
following terms should be used: “brown,” “mostly brown.” “red and
brown”, “mostly red,” and “red.”
The “brown” uncirculated pieces are those which are completely, or
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almost completely, brown. It may have a little mint red within its letters or
in some of the most protected places in the devices, but the total amount of
red is not over 5%.
A “mostly brown” token has a little more mint red than the strictly brown
piece. The red around the letters will go uninterrupted through the entire
word instead of being broken between each letter. The red around the
devices extends outward and is more prominent than on a brown piece. In all
there is from 10-25% red on a mostly brown token.
“Red and brown” Civil War Tokens, as the description implies, are ap-
proximately half red and half brown. Generally, the fields and most of the
lower parts of the devices are red. The high points of the devices, the middle
of the fields, and the tops of the letters are brown. This condition can often
be attributed to collectors of the past who did not take proper care of their
brilliant pieces. Often they were, and many still are, kept in envelopes
without protection from the sulfur in the paper. This contact toned the high
points with which there was contact. Often, unfortunately, careless handling
also led to toning of the high points where they came in contact with human
fingers. A red and brown piece has from 25% to 75% mint red.
The mostly red pieces are those which have brown places only on the
highest points of the devices and letters. In some cases a finger print in the
field of an otherwise red piece will bring it down to this grade. A mostly red
uncirculated piece is 75% to 95% red.
This brings us to the “red” or “brilliant” pieces. These tokens are all red
save, possibly, the very highest points on the devices. On first glance they
appear completely red, but upon closer examination with the naked eye a lit-
tle brow may be detected. A red piece can have no more than 5% brown.
And finally, we come to the ancillary description. In many ways this is
the most important aspect of a grading description. This part is used to
describe any unusual or otherwise undescribed aspect of a token’s con-
dition. For example, to describe a clip on an uncirculated piece, the an-
cillary description of “clip” or to be more accurate “small clip at 3 would be
used. The ancillary description should be used to describe such things as
planchet defects, brown spots, off-centers, heavy bag marks, cleanings,
holes, or any other unusual or undescribed aspect of a token’s condition.
The ancillary description should also be used to describe unusually weak
strikes even if they are characteristic of the particular token. A term such as
“weak strike as usual” should be used.
A brief tabulation of the proposed grading system follows:
STRIKE
“uncirculated” —
average strike and
number of bag marks,
“choice uncirculated” —
a good strike with fewer
than usual marks and
spots.
COLOR ANCILLIARY COMMENTS
“brown” — up
5% red.
“mostly brown”
- 5-25% red.
“red and brown”
- 25-75% red.
(Examples)
die cracks
die wear
unusual color
cuds
nicks
scratches
planchet defects
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STRIKE
COLOR
ANCILLIARY COMMENTS
(Examples)
“gem uncirculated” —
a perfect strike with
all details complete
and sharp, no spots or
marks.
“mostly red” —
75-95% red.
“red” -95-100%
red.
weak spots
weak strikes
any comment needed to
give a full and complete
description.
Some examples may be useful here. To describe an average uncirculated
piece with about 80% mint red and a small obverse cud, the term “mostly
red uncirculated with small obverse cud at 12 oclock” should be used. To
describe a perfectly struck piece on an oversized planchet with no mint red,
the term “gem brown uncirculated, large (24mm) planchet” would be used.
A choice strike with an unusually large number of bag marks and 25% red
would be described as “choice red and brown uncirculated but heavily bag
marked.” A final example is the typically poorly struck piece which is 50%
red and should be described as “red and brown uncirculated but weakly
struck as usual for this piece.” Of course, abbreviations should be used
when using these descriptions. They were not used above for the sake of
clarity.
It is realized that no grading system can cause two people to see the
same coin in the same way. This fact becomes particularly obvious when
one is a buyer and the other a seller. However, it is hoped that the above
grading system will be useful in leading to the standardization of terms
used in describing uncirculated Civil War Tokens. A standard system is
needed so that collectors will know what they are getting when buying or
trading with each other. Even if some collectors do not agree with the
various aspects of the proposed terms and their usage, they will still be
able to tell much about an uncirculated token’s condition if it is used.
Any comments or questions concerning the above article are welcomed
by the author at P.O. Box 192, Cullowhee, N.C. 28723.
WANTED: NEW JERSEY
All errors, clipped, overstruck, off centered, incused, etc.
Also all R-6 to R-10 pieces.
BOB MITCHELL
CWTS Life Member
NAMRU-5, APO., N.Y., N.Y. 09319
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CANADIAN TOKENS
AND MEDALS
This volume, fourth in the Gleanings From The Numismatist series,
brings together for the first time the extensive material published in The
Numismatist dealing with Canadian token coinage. Articles by many of the
important writers in this field such as Dr. Eugene Courteau, R.W.
McLachlan and W.A.D. Lees are included in this 352-page, hard-bound
volume which has an easy-to-use geograpical and chronological format.
Most of these articles are over fifty years old and therefore virtually unob-
tainable today. However, their age enhances their value, as the research of
these early pioneers in the token and medal area (even as to their estimation
of rarity) is still valid and in many cases has not been surpassed. Varieties
usually not included in some standard catalogs receive wide coverage in this
compilation. An extensive and detailed price guide by R.C. Willey, as well as
a forword by Maj. Sheldon Carroll, has been added to make Canadian
Tokens and Medals of greater service to the American and Canadian
token collector. Extensively illustrated and a mandatory reference for
every Canadian numismatist.
$20.00
Quarterman Publications, Inc.
5 South Union Street
Lawrence, Massachusetts 01851
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CIVIL WAR TOKEN SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP
2 April 1975
399
ALBRIGHT, JOHN C.
Gables Stamp & Coin Shop
23b8 Ponce De Leon Blvd
Coral Gables
FI
3313b
260
ALFERT, STEPHEN
H106 National Blvd, Apt 6
Los Angeles
Ca
9006b
LM b
ALTMAN, DR. BRIAN
37 Eton Overlook
Rockville
Md
20850
6
AQUA, DR. HERMAN M.
I487 Bennett St.
Luzerne
Pa
18709
181
ARNESON, GENE
6833 22 nd Ave.
Kenosha
Wi
53lbO
709
ASMJS, KENNETH
3071 Lakeshore Dr.
Fort Lauderdale
FI
3331?
79
AUDET, REAL J.
P.0, Box 357
Barre
Vt
056bl
198
BAILEY, HOWARD E.
b008 Wadsworth Rd.
Norton
Oh
bb203
539
BAIN, ERNEST H.
Rt #6, Woodland Dr.
Carmel
NY
10512
537
BALDWIN, WILLIAM C., JR.
b7b Baldwin Ave.
Meriden
Ct
o6b5o
606
BALLARD, WILLIAM C.
Route 7
Lancaster
SC
29720
227
BARTLESON, SHANE
110b 7 th St. Sw
Rochester
Mn
55901
565
BARTON, GEORGE A.
3 Fox Hill Rd.
Shrewsbury
Ma
oi5b5
b8b
BASS, HARRY W., JR.
11 50 Mercantile, Dallas Bldg.
Dallas
Tx
75201
700
BEARDSLEE, RONALD A.
2619 N. Kelbum
Rosemead
Ca
91770
688
BEERSTECHER, DR. ERNEST
Univ. of Texas, P.O. Box 20068 Houston
Tx
77025
573
BEHLES, LAMBERT R.
Kreicker & Meloan, Inc.
5bO Frontage Rd.
Northfield
11
60093
589
BELSMEYER, BERNARD M.
13b Stamm Ave
Pittsburg
Pa
15210
209
BERNARD, DR. STEPHEN A.
69 Bennett Ave., Apt 509
New York City
NY
10033
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BERNDT, CHARLES R.
90b Thomey Lea Terrace
Schaumberg
11
60172
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P. 0. Box b53
Geneva
11
6013b
711
BERKf , TOM, N.
2735 Colorado St.
Sarasota
FI
33577
638
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805 Brynewood Park Lane
Chattanooga
Tn
37M5
698
BEU, WILLI A}.: R.
5219 Marion Ave.
Rockford
11
61,08
b9b
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2bl Fournier St.
Berea
Oh
bb017
5o8
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P.O. Box 219
Rochester
Mn
I18063
a90
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126 W. b th, Apt b
OttuTwra
la
525oi
612
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b Bloomfield Ave.
Fleming ton
NJ
08822
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533 Main St.
Manchester
Cn
060b0
190
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b57b Shasta Circle
Cypress
Ca
90630
629
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10l5 NW First St.
Oklahoma City
Ok
73106
550
BOESL, JOHN
2b Newburgh Ave.
Buffalo
NY
lb 211
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b Prudence Lane
Morristown
NJ
07960
1x93
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1267 Brighton Sq.
New Brighton
Mn
55112
699
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110 W. Columbia
Fairbury
11
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BOYD, ROBERT EARL, III
309
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300 W. b th Ave.
Mitchell
SD
57301
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16333 Rutherglen St.
Whittier
Ca
90603
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3R0CK, DAVID W.
29699 Red Leaf Dr.
Southfield
Mi
b8076
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I55b0 E. Lambert Rd.
Whittier
Ca
9060b
3b9
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LEB Aircraft Maint
Tucson Intnl Airport
Tucson
Az
85706
LM 13
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R#3 Ste. Route 587
Fostoria
Oh
bb830
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21 Baker Ave.
Concord
Ma
017b2
618
BUCKMAN, RUSSELL B.
3736 S. Lakewood Dr.
Memphis
Tn
38128
U91
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3616 Lott St.
Endwell
NY
13760
20
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P.O. Box 307
Delray Beach
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265b8 Mazur Dr.
Rancho Palos Verdes
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9027b
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P#2, Box P79-A
Roanoke
Va
2b019
83
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P.O. Box 63I
Franklin
Tn
3706b
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271 5 Elmwood St.
Ann Arbor
Mi
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P.O. Box 1
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3208b
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Riverside Dr., RD ft 2
Oil City
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16301
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58 Lennox Ave.
Rumson
NJ
07760
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Quarters 2665-D
Fort Lewis
Wa
9»b33
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1331 W. Soster Ave.
Chicago
11
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P.O. Box 651
Cupertino
Ca
9501b
22
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2500 10 th St
Waukegan
11
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217
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210-02 b2 nd Ave
Bayside
NT
11361
391
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212b Lakeside
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Monroe
Mi
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212 Cardinal Dr.
Shrewsbury
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17361
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New Castle
NH
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312 Pierce Ave.
Endwell
NY
13760
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Rt #2, Box 1085
Citra
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32627
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251i3-Ji5 Penn Ave.
Pittsburgh
Pa
15222
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39 Sterling Ave.
Warwick
RI
02889
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673 7 nd St. Pike
Southampton
Pa
18966
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P.O. Box 96
Thiensville
Wi
53092
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Box 1
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b57 Adams St., Apt 16
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Ma
02122
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17990 No. Shore Rd., Apt 26
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Md
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11226 109 th Ave.
Sun City
Az
85351
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P.0. Box 292
90 Elizabeth St.
305 Trinity Court
108 No. Main Ave
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18 2U Ravencrest Dr.
28l6 Wright Ave.
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2180 Garraux Rd. NW
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365 Westland Ave.
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Wyckoff Heights Hospital
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353 So. Nappanee St.
209 Maple St.
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Fayette County
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6bl6 Cooper Ave.
3U6
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Box 172
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119 >V. 9 th Ave.
128
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RFD 2
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331 Ludford St.
U66
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P.O. Box 3888
57b
HILBERT, EDWARD J.
Madison Coin Box, Inc
3b Lincoln PI.
90
HOCH, ALFRED D.
225 Willow Ave.
163
HOCKENSKITH, PETER J.
336 Ridge Ave.
HODGES, ROBERT J.
120 Cleveland St.
HOFFMAN, DR. PARKER 11.
13b E. First St.
|3b
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P.O. Box h911
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15 Prince PI.
655
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153 E. Columbus St.
b56
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108 Milk St.
681
HUFFORD, D. C.
P.O. Box 8523
56
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127bO Bluebell NE
88
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60b S. Oak Park Ave.
259
ILLINOIS STATE HISTORICAL
LIBRARY
Old State Capitol
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186 'Westwood Manor
181
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3hO E, First
575
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501 W. 9 th St.
679
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C.B.T.S. Seminary Heights
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606 Nik 80 th
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527 MW 36 th St.
650
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6 George Rd.
686
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72316 Piccadilly Court, //GA
386
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8l Quirico Dr.
h37
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2023 Lucie 31vd, Lot 176
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P.O. Box 2 5b 7
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Box 67
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912 No. Shore Rd.
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912 No. Shore Rd.
696
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P.O. Box 787 » Falls Station
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P.O. Box 38
389
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P.O. Box 196
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R6 Rd 65on
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P.O. Box 192
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132
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6831 Pearl Rd.
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225
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1001 1 st St E.
677
101 Colony St,
392
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bl8 Semel Ave
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2536 Trares Rd
617
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P.O. Box 383
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One Wharton
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lhob St. Charles PI.
675
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2b9 Cranbrooke Dr.
52
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765 9 River Rd
367
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37 Onieda Ave.
300
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Presidential Coin & Antique Co
6222 Little River Turnpike
208
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Presidential Coin & Antique Co
62 22 Little River Turnpike
51
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8lb Pierce St,
293-
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6o8l N. Elston Ave.
501
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P.O. Box b28
188
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Box 137
5o6
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2b Shepard St.
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h250 Pacific
662
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h03 Lancaster Ave.
h30
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5010 Winton Rd.
707
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629 Bower St.
63b
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7351 Shewango Way
701
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I6l5l Sussex Ave.
Oscawana Heights Rd.
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Glendale
NY
11227
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Box 105
Monroe
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RD #1, Lindy's Lake
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07bo5
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121 William H. Taft Rd.
Cincinnati
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lliOO Estate Dr., Apt 1
La Habra
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90631
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7036 Forest View Dr.
Springfield
Va
22150
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675 E. 23b th St.
Bronx
NY
10b66
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6 Ken Mar Terrace
Quincy
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17 Third St. Arcade
Dayton
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6001 29 th PI. N.
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28 Main St. N.
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13220 Nassau Dr., Apt 209A
Seal Beach
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Lexington
Ky
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bllO Coachman St.
Tampa
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262 Knickerbocker Rd.
Dumont
NJ
07678
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P.O. Box 1167
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33U32
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3376b Brownlea Dr.
Sterling Heights
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10b N. 7 th St.
Indiana
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15701
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MIL COM MAINZ
APO
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New Orleans
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Howard Beach
NY
llblb
336
MONTGOMERY, DR. ERNEST J.
1200 Broadview Blvd
Natrona Heights
Pa
15065
9
MOORE, MISS HELEN E.
11755 101 st St. North
Largo
FI
335bO
692
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60172
59
MUDROCH, RUDOLPH J.
1711! 13 th Ave.
Grafton
Wi
5302b
58
MUHFORD, LT. COL. WILLARD
R. 3086-3 Concord St.
Hill AFB
Ut
8ubo6
683
ITERS, R. H.
N1210 Hamilton Ave
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Wa
99205
131
NEUHAUS, MICHAEL A.
blO E. 20 th St., Apt 8A
New York City
NY
10009
631
NEW YORK STATE LIBRARY
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1222b
702
NORWICH, RONALD
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Middle Village
NY
11379
lk 20
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Department of Sociology
Whittier College
Whittier
Ca
90608
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6332 N. Richmond St.
Chicago
n
60659
97
OTT, WALTER W.
Henderson
Me
68371
220
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1777 Vets Memorial Hwy
South Hauppauge
NY
11727
153
PAYETTE, JA1.ES
Box 373
Bethlehem
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0357b
223
PEDERSON, ,1. EDWARD
7lbl iV. Ridge Dr.
Lancaster
Pa
17603
355
PENZES, STEVE
9312 West Fort St.
Detroit
Mi
b8209
196
PERRINE, ROBERT K.
832 Newton St.
Tallmadge
Oh
bb978
628
PETERSEN, DONALD E.
71 Watkins Ave.
Middletown
NY
109b0
25 9
PETERSON, GARY R.
P.O. Box 12728
Creve Coeur
Mo
63lbl
515
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Route #1, 3ox 5l
Big Rapids
Mi
U9307
5b3
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2 Masters Square
Hillside
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35b
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P.O. Box 123
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11507
395
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P.O. Box 217
Johnson City
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13790
695
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P.O. Box 67
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370b6
587
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93b Ellery Ave.
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36b
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Van Nuys
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91b05
335
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Plains Road, Box 133
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59b
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31 Green Manor Rd.
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06082
bfa
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Garden City
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678b6
13b
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2111 West Sherwood
Stillwater
Ok
7b07b
55b
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P.O. Box h777
APO
NY
09786
316
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Box 391
Concord
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b72
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813 Vine St.
Cincinnati
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Central Ave, RB#1
Linwood
NJ
08?21
61
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3809 W, Ridge Rd.
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Pa
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609
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330 St. Louis Ave.
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505
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3856 W. 6b thSt.
Chicago
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706
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NH
038b0
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Clinton
Md
20735
69b
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P.O. Box 3396
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5370b
63
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Ca
9b5b6
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19899
185
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I833 E. 13 th St.
Brooklyn
NY
11229
38b
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RD #3
Owings Mills
Md
21117
b31
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P.O. Box 272
Lake Wales
FI
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b59
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Cleveland
Oh
bbl27
177
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P.O. Box b06
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Ma
01069
257
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Ma
01U31
130
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Masonic Historical Library
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26b
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682
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615
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691
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10b
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127
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175
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5?2
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510
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656
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687
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507
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267
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b55
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668
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LK 71
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LM 18
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61b
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613
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107
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708
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387
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AUCTION ANALYSIS or STATISTICS REVISITED
The recent poll of the members regarding minimum bids and minimum
grades for the Society Auction lots (Journal, V0N1P9) produced some
interesting results. Statistically, the average minimum bid was $1.48 and
the median minimum bid was $1.50, with no trace of a “normal” distribution
of data. In the absence of a clear cut preference, it would be advisable to take
the average or median preference; therefore, $1.50 will continue to be the
minimum bid on a lot.
On the grading portion, the average and median grades were VG, with a
strong “normal” distribution around VG, and a secondary pulse at the no
minimum or any grade end. It would appear from this data that VG should
be the minimum grade; however, the strong showing of G would also
suggest that multiple piece lots in this grade would also be acceptable. Let’s
try this approach for a few auctions and see what happens.
Dale Cade, Auction Manager
The General Store
SUTLER TOKENS WANTED: Top prices paid. Also want cardboard and
paper Sutler scrip. David Schenkman, Box 274, Indianhead, Md.
20640 (Fall 1975)
HIGH GRADE PATRIOTICS WANTED: (XF-BU) in R1 to R3 by a col-
lege student beginning the hobby. Will buy or trade. Please send list with
descriptions and prices. Tim M. Teynor, 4618 Moorland Ave., Minneapolis,
MN. 55424
NEW YORK 630-BJ/IA — AU to highest bidder for cash or will consider
trade for Civil War dog tag. Kenneth Trobaugh, Rt. 2, Box 134, Strasburg,
Viriginia 22657.
WANTED: Milwaukee, Wise. Civil War Tokens. 510D,-510J, 510T, 510AF.
Thomas Casper, 3581 S. 75 St., Milwaukee, Wise. 53220.
67
COLLECTING
CIVIL WAR TOKEN’S
BY DIE
Part 3 by Benj Fauver
Die Number
Fuld
Patriotic
81
H&G
65
Civil
War
Token
1
Die Rarity When Found On:
Store Commonest Variety
Card Patriotic
Store Patriotic
Card
1 - 1
Notes
81A
—
1
—
1
—
1
82
66
1
—
1
—
1
87
71
2
—
2
2
89
73
2
—
2
—
2
90
74
1
1
1
91
75
3
—
3
3
93
77
2
—
2
2
94
78
3
—
3
3
95
79
2
—
2
2
96A
—
6
—
6
8
97
81
2
—
2
2
98
82
4
—
4
4
99
—
3
—
3
3
100
83
8
8
8
104
86
5
5
5
107
89
1
—
1
1
108
—
3
3
3
109
90
5
—
5
5
110
91
1
1
1
111
92
3
3
3
112
93
1
1
1
113
94
8
8
9
114
—
8
8
9
117
96
1
1
1
118
97
2
2
2
119
98
1
—
1
1
125
—
5
5
__ _
6
126
101
4
—
4
5
128
103
3
—
3
3
130
—
6
—
6
9
131
—
6
—
6
8
Political
1 31 A
—
5
—
5
6
Political
132
—
4
—
4
5
132A
—
4
—
4
5
133
—
6
—
6
6
Political
135
105
1
1
2
136
106
1
1
1
137
107
1
1
1
137A
—
9
—
9
—
9
68
Die Number
Fuld H&G yyar
Patriotic Token
138A — 6
139 — 9
141 110 1
142 111 5
143 112 1
147 _ 5
149 — 3
150 — 6
161 119 3
166 122 4
167 123 3
168 124 1
169 125 2
170 — 9
171 126 6
173 129 1
174 130 1
176 131 1
177 132 2
178 133 1
179 134 2
180 135 1
181 136 6
188 138 2
189 139 1
190 — 8
191 140 1
195 141 3
201 146 2
203 148 1
204 — 3
205 149 3
207 — 1
208 151 1
209 — 1
210 152 1
212 153 2
213 154 2
215 — 5
216 156 2
217 — 5
219 158 1
220 159 1
221 160 1
222 161 2
223 — 2
224 162 1
225 163 1
225A — 3
226 164 4
226A — 10
227 — 5
228 — 6
230 166 2
231 167 1
232 — 5
232A — 9
Die Rarity When Found On: Notes
Store
Card Patriotic
6
9
1
5
1
5
3
6
3
4
3
1
2
9
6
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
6
2
1
8
1
3
2
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
5
2
5
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
4
10
5
6
2
1
5
9
Commonest Variety
Store Patriotic
Card
6
9
1
8
1
6
5
6
3
4
3
1
2
10
7
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
7
2
1
9
1
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
5
2
7
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
4
10
6
7
2
1
5
9
Spec
Political
Spec
Post &
Political
Political
Political
69
174
175
176
179
180
183
184
186
187
188
189
191
192
193
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
203
204
205
207
208
212
213
214
215
216
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
Civil
War
Token
2
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
3
5
3
7
1
1
1
3
3
3
6
1
5
4
5
3
1
1
2
8
1
6
6
6
4
5
2
3
4
2
3
2
4
1
1
9
1
2
4
5
1
7
8
1
1
3
1
3
Die Rarity When Found On: Notes
Store
Card Patriotic
2
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
3
5
3
7
1
1
1
3
3
3
6
1
5
4
5
3
1
1
2
8
1
6
6
6
4
5
2
3
4
2
3
2
4
1
1
9
1
2
4
5
1
7
8
1
1
3
1
3
Commonest Variety
Store Patriotic
Card
2
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
5
4
— 9 Spec
1
1
2
3
3
3
7
1
5
4
5
3
1
1
2
8
1
6
6
6
5
5
2
3
4
2
3
2
4
2
1
9
1
2
4
5
2
7
9
1
1
3
1
3
Die Number
Fuld
H&G
Civil
Store
Die Rarity When Found On:
Commonest Variety
Patriotic
311
230
War
Token
1
Card Patriotic
1
Store Patriotic
Card
1
312
231
1
1
—
1
313
232
1
1
—
2
314
233
1
1
—
1
315
234
2
2
—
2
316
235
3
3
—
3
317
236
1
1
—
1
318
237
3
3
—
3
319
238
2
2
—
2
320
239
1
1
—
1
321
240
4
4
—
4
322
241
1
1
—
1
322A
—
10
—
10
—
10
323
242
1
1
—
1
324
—
1
1
—
1
325
243
1
__
1
—
1
326
—
1
1
1
327
244
1
1
—
1
328
245
2
2
2
330
246
3
3
—
3
331
247
4
4
4
332
248
1
1
—
1
333
—
6
6
—
6
334
249
1
1
—
1
335
250
1
1
—
1
336
251
1
1
1
337
252
1
1
—
1
338
253
2
2
2
339
254
1
1
1
340
255
2
2
2
341
256
1
1
1
342
257
1
1
1
342A
—
5
5
—
5
343
258
1
1
—
1
344
—
3
3
3
345
259
5
5
5
346
260
3
3
—
4
347
261
6
6
7
348
262
6
6
—
8
349A
—
5
5
—
6
350
264
1
1
—
2
351
265
1
1
—
1
352
266
1
1
—
1
353
267
3
3
—
3
354
268
7
7
—
7
356
270
1
1
—
2
357
271
2
2
—
2
358
272
4
4
—
4
362
276
2
2
—
2
363
277
3
3
—
3
364
278
1
1
—
1
365
279
3
3
—
3
366
280
1
1
—
1
367
281
3
3
—
3
368
282
2
2
—
2
369
283
3
3
—
3
370
284
2
2
—
2
371
—
3
3
—
3
372
285
4
—
4
—
5
Notes
71
Die Number
Fuld H&G
Patriotic
Civil
War
Token
Die Rarity When Found On:
Store Commonest Variety
Card Patriotic
Store Patriotic
Card
373
286
7
—
7
—
7
375
288
3
—
3
—
3
1
4
1
2
2
4
2
37 5A
—
1
—
1
—
376
289
4
—
4
—
381
294
1
—
1
—
384
295
2
—
2
—
385
296
2
—
2
—
387
297
4
—
4
—
388
298
1
—
1
—
389
299
2
—
2
—
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
5
394
304
1
—
1
—
395
305
1
—
1
—
397
307
1
—
1
—
398
308
1
—
1
—
399
309
1
—
1
—
400
310
1
—
1
—
401
311
5
—
5
—
402
312
4
—
4
—
4
4
9
3
5
9
7
403
313
4
—
4
—
404
—
9
—
9
—
405
314
3
—
3
—
406
315
5
—
5
—
40 6A
—
9
—
9
—
407
316
7
—
7
—
408
317
1
—
1
—
2
1
1
9
1
3
409
318
1
—
1
—
410
319
1
—
1
—
411
—
9
—
9
—
412
320
1
—
1
—
413
—
2
—
2
—
413A
—
9
—
9
—
9
414
321
2
—
2
—
2
415
322
1
—
1
—
2
416
323
1
—
1
—
2
418
325
1
—
1
—
2
419
—
4
—
4
—
4
1
420
326
1
—
1
—
421
327
4
—
4
—
4
422
—
2
—
2
—
2
1
1
7
423
328
1
—
1
—
426
330
1
—
1
—
428
331
6
—
6
—
429
332
4
—
4
—
4
1
430
333
1
—
1
—
431
334
3
—
3
—
4
439
341
3
—
3
—
3
440
342
2
—
2
—
2
441
—
2
—
2
—
2
1
1
442
343
1
—
1
—
443
344
1
—
1
—
445
346
3
—
3
—
3
446
347
3
—
3
—
3
447
348
6
—
6
—
7
9
452A
—
9
—
9
—
453
—
5
—
5
—
5
456B
—
9
—
9
—
9
458
6
—
6
—
6
462
8
—
8
—
8
463
—
9
—
9
—
9
Notes
Poltical
72
464 —
9
—
9
—
9
465 —
9
—
9
—
9
465A —
9
—
9
—
9
466 —
9
—
9
—
9
467 —
2
2
6
2
7
468 —
9
—
9
—
9
469 —
5
5
8
5
8
469A —
5
5
9
6
9
470A —
7
—
7
—
8
471 —
1
—
1
—
1
472 —
6
—
6
—
9
Spec
473 —
6
6
6
9
7
474 —
8
—
8
—
8
475 —
8
—
8
—
8
476 —
9
—
9
—
9
Spec
477 —
8
—
8
—
9
Spec
478 —
10
—
10
—
10
479 —
5
—
5
—
7
Political
480 —
10
—
10
—
10
480A —
8
—
8
—
9
481 —
4
—
4
—
8
Spec
482 —
6
—
6
—
8
Spec
483 —
6
—
6
—
8
Spec
484 —
6
—
6
—
8
Spec
485 —
6
—
6
—
8
Spec
486 —
6
—
6
—
8
Spec
487 —
6
—
6
—
8
Spec
488 —
6
—
6
—
8
Spec
489 —
6
—
6
—
8
Spec
490 —
6
—
6
—
8
Spec
491 —
6
—
6
—
8
Spec
492 —
6
—
6
—
8
Spec
493 —
8
—
8
—
8
Spec
Dog Tag
493A —
8
—
8
—
8
Spec
493B —
7
—
7
—
8
Political
494 —
9
—
9
—
9
495 —
9
9
—
9
496 —
9
—
9
—
9
497 —
9
—
9
—
9
498 —
8
8
—
8
S.M.
499 —
8
8
—
8
S.M.
500 —
6
—
6
—
8
Pre
501 —
8
8
—
8
Pre
502 —
8
8
—
8
Pre
503 —
8
8
—
8
Pre
504 —
8
8
—
8
Pre
505 —
8
8
—
8
Pre
505A —
8
—
8
—
8
Pre
505B —
9
—
9
—
9
Pre
515 —
7
—
7
—
7
516 —
5
5
—
5
517 —
6
—
6
—
6
518 —
8
8
—
8
520 —
7
—
7
—
7
521 —
7
—
7
—
7
(1.) Central design of GMcC 1864-14, 15, 16.
(2.) Reverse die of JF 1856612.
Key to Notes: Die found exclusively on Political (political campaign pieces), Post (post-Civil War
strikes), Pre (pre-Civil War strikes), S.M. (on a souvenir medal), Spec (speculative strikes), given
available evidence.
73
smick's cardboard check
by Dave Gladfelter
In his prize-winning Civil War token exhibit at the 1971 A.N.A.
Convention, C.W.T.S. member Herb Romerstein displayed a card-
board check issued by John Smick, operator of Neptune House,
Atlantic City. The cardboard check, illustrated here, doubtless
preceded the issuance of Smick’s Civil War storecard, N. J. 20-A,
dated 1863. It probably was issued some time in 1862.
Obverse — Neptune House, Atlantic City. /Good for 25 Cents./
Payable in Current Funds, when presen-/ ted in sums of One Dollar
or upwards. /John Smick.
Reverse — Jno. Smick (signature). (Note — Jno. was the abbrevia-
tion for John, commonly used in those days.)
Dimensions — 62mm by 31mm.
r- «•«« r» mfr+r+Kf
-Neptune House, Atlantic' City
Good for 25 Cents.
U Pvyabtc m Currant Fumh% whim
Ud t'rt #* ma of One Dollar or upur\
; John srini/Jt
- * 7
l
Am
The check is doubtless of the highest rarity, possible unique, as
most of the cardboard checks of this type were destroyed by the
issuing merchants wheq redeemed, so they could not be presented
for redemption a second time. It is unusual in that most of the
cardboard checks of the Civil War period that have survived to this
day are for smaller denominations, such as ltf , 2^, 5$.
These checks are certainly a valid part of any Civil War token
collection, as they were the immediate predecessors of Civil War
tokens and were used as emergency money due to the hoarding of
coins, along with such devices as encased postage stamps and
fractional paper currency. They are mentioned briefly in the intro-
duction to George and Melvin Fuld’s Patriotic Civil War Tokens.
C. Albert Jacob, Jr., in his article "Cardboard Money of the
Civil War,” The Numismatist, December, 1937, gives a good sum-
mary of the events leading to suspension of specie payments in
September, 1861 and the subsequent hoarding of metallic currency.
These circumstances, of course, resulted in the issuance and use of
Civil War Tokens, as well as the encased postage stamps, and the
cardboard checks. "The rarest today,” Jacob wrote, "though prob-
ably used quite widely at that time, were the small cardboard
storecards, issued in small denominations and printed on cardboard.”
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Store Card
Chatter
by Jon Harris
CWTS LM 3
A new reverse die has been discovered on the storecard of the N. & G.
TAYLOR CO. of PHILADELPHIA - Pa. 750 V. This new variety will be
listed as: “PA. 750 V-7e Same Similar, but without the word “FILES” W-M
R9. ” This new reverse die is pictured below:
This new reverse is the same die as the reverse of PA. 750 V-5 before the
word “FILES” was stamped into the die. Thus, this variety is probably a
rejected die trial and is of the highest rarity, listed as R9 but possibly
unique.
NOTE: This column will serve as a clearinghouse for new Civil War Store-
card discoveries. Information regarding all new finds will be welcomed by
the author. Please direct all correspondence to: Jon Harris, 1107 Aduana
Avenue, Coral Gables, FLA. 33146.
ADDRESS CHANGES
All correspondence concerning address changes, subscriptions, etc. should
be directed to Society secretary Gail Levine, 6222 Little River Turnpike,
Alexandria, Va. 22312.
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The unusual in tokens and medals
— better grade items only
* CIVIL WAR TOKENS
* WASHINGTONIA
* EARLY U.S. MEDALS
(prior 1920)
* U.S. STORE CARDS
(prior to 1900)
WANT LISTS WELCOMED
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VOLUME 9 NUMBER 3
FALL 1975
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© 1975 THE CIVIL WAR TOKEN SOCIETY
Patriotic Patter
by Jack R. Detwiler
(All rights reserved by the author)
A restless United States made its westward expansion from Andrew
Jackson to James Buchanan. The first president to come from the West was
Jackson, others were Harrison, Polk, and Taylor. Western informality
produced the nickname, Old Hickory, for Andy Jackson; and the fad was
started. Other presidents were called: Old Kinderhook — Martin Van
Buren, Old Tippecanoe — William Henry Harrison, Young Hickory —
James K. Polk, and Old Rough and Ready — Zachary Taylor.
O.K. was originally an abbreviation for “oil korrect,” an alteration of “all
correct.” During the presidential election of 1840, Old Kinderhook was
shortened to the democratic catchword, O.K. This popularized the synonym
for anything that was all right. Several political pieces issued during the
1840 campaign use O.K. either in the legend or on the secondary device.
TYPE OF PIECE CAT. NO. SIDE
Hard Times Token Low 56 Obverse
USE OF O.K.
“The sober second thoughts
of the people are O.K.”
(Legend)
Political Medal
DeWitt Reverse O.K. on safe (secondary
MVB 1840-3 device).
The use of O.K. faded from the political scene with the defeat of Van
Buren in the 1840 election. It was revived in the 1864 presidential election
OBV - Fuld 248
Incuse
REV - Fuld 248
Relief
79
with the production of O.K. reverses on Lincoln political Civil War tokens,
126/248 and 127/248. 125/249 is the third Lincoln token using the O.K. die,
but this mule was probably struck after the war.
The message of the 126/248 and 127/248 CWTs was that Lincoln was all
right for the Union and should be reelected to a second term.
Maurice E. Zubatkin sent in this rare full brockage and asked, “Is it a
248/248 or 249/249?” The answer is both since 249 is a worn, filled 248. A
first glance at the photos on page 41 of Fuld’s Patriotic Civil War Tokens
(3rd edition) might suggest two different dies — 248 with its beaded border
and 249 with a plain border. However, this is not true because a beaded
border can progress into a plain border as the die wears and particles of
metal and dirt fill in the depressions (beads) of the die’s border. The Zubat-
kin piece is an intermediate stage of the die progression where the border is
beaded in some places and plain in others. In the new fourth edition of the
patriotic catalog die 249 will be dropped, and all 249 listings will be convert-
ed to 248 varieties.
New Major Varieties. Two full brockages (incuse obverses) are the new
major varieties described below.
OBV — Fuld 18
Incuse
REV -Fuld 18
Relief
OBV -Fuld 239
Incuse
REV - Fuld 239
Relief
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1) 18 18 C R9 (Obverse incused) by Steve Tanenbaum. This full brockage
may be an RIO. The mint mark between the neckline and the hair is an “L”
for Louis Leichtweis who operated his shop at 19 Chrystie Street, New York
City. Other patriotic dies by Leichtweis are 16, 17, 43, 83, 264, 300, 301, 302,
304, 305, 353, 387, and 388. Other dies may be attributed to this engraver as
research by CWTS members continues. Leichtweis was in partnership with
Horter in 1857, but he had his own business during the war. l It appears
that each die sinker may have subcontracted work to the other during busy
periods of 1862-64.
2) 239 239 C R9 (Obverse incused) by David Schnakenberg. Here is
another full brockage that is probably an R10. Fuld 239 with a straight pen-
nant can be distinguished from Fuld 237/238 with their curved pennants
(See Die-a-gram P-36 in V7N2p33). The planchet is wedge-shaped; its thick-
ness varies from 1.0 to 1.1mm. This may explain why the “M” in Monitor is
weakly struck. The Fulds are not certain that die 239 was struck by Scovill
Manufacturing Company, Waterbury, Connecticut, as indicated by their
“(?)” in item 14 on page 56 of their third edition. 239/239 joins 240/240 as
the only full-brockage pieces involving the Monitor dies.
David Schnakenberg reports that he purchased the piece from CWTS
charter member, Bob Butterfield, who found it in a dealer’s junk box a
number of years ago. Lucky Robert!
Nostalgia. Sterling Rachootin loaned me an 1866 edition of The Pictorial
Book of Anecdotes and Incidents of the War of the Rebellion by Frazar
Kirkland and published by the Hartford Publishing Company, Hartford, Ct.
From the book I gleaned several articles which relate to Civil War tokens.
The lead article, “Andrew Jackson’s Famous Union Toast,’’ is presented
below for your enjoyment.
“On the 13th of April, 1830, there was a remarkable dinner party in
the national metropolis. It was the birthday of Thomas Jefferson, and
Vice President
John C. Calhoun
President
Andrew Jackson
(Fuld 136)
those who attended the party did so avowedly for the purpose of
honoring the memory of the author of the Declaration of
1 Romerstein, Herb Civil War Tokens, Tradesmen and Patriotic. HC Publishers,
Inc., New York City, 1971.
81
Independence. Such was the tenor of the invitation. Andrew Jackson,
the president of the United States, was there. So was John C. Calhoun,
the Vice President. Three of the cabinet ministers, namely, Van Buren,
Eaton, and Branch were there; and members of Congress and citizens
not a few.
“It soon became manifest to the more sagacious ones that this
dinner party and the day were to be made the occasion for inaugurat-
ing the new doctrine of nullification and to fix the paternity of it on
Mr. Jefferson, the great Apostle of Democracy in America. Many
gentlemen present, perceiving the drift of the whole performance,
withdrew in disgust before summoned to the table; but the sturdy old
President, perfectly informed, remained.
“When the dinner was over and the cloth removed, a call was made
for the regular toasts. These were twenty-four in number, eighteen of
which, it is alleged, were written by Mr. Calhoun. These, in
multifarious forms, shadowed forth, now dimly, now clearly, the new
doctrine. They were all received and honored in various degrees, when
volunteer toasts were announced as in order.
“The President was of course first called upon for a sentiment. His
tall form rose majestically, and with that sternness appropriate to the
peculiar occasion, he cast that appalling bomb-shell of words into the
camp of the conspirators, which will forever be a theme for the
commendation of the patriot and the historian — “THE FEDERAL
UNION: IT MUST BE PRESERVED!”
“He was followed by the Vice President, who gave as his sentiment
— ‘ The Union: next to our Liberty the most dear: may we all
remember that it can only be preserved by respecting the rights of the
States, and distributing equally the benefit and burden of the Union!’’
Those who before doubted the intentions of Calhoun and his South
Carolina friends, and were at a loss to understand the exact meaning of
the dinner party to which they were bidden, were no longer
embarrassed by ignorance. In that toast was presented the issue —
liberty before Union — supreme State sovereignty — false complaints
of inequality of benefits and burdens — our rights as we choose to
define them or disunion.
82
“From that hour the vigilant old President watched the South
Carolina conspirator, his lieutenant, with the searching eyes of
unslumbering suspicion. THE CONTENTS OF THIS BOOK FORM
THE SEQUEL TO THAT TOAST.”
Variations of Jackson’s Union Toast appear on the following patriotic
Civil War token dies:
136
219
223
226
400
137
220
224
226A
401
178
221
225
227
402
179
222
225A
228
403
404
For more details on the Jefferson Day Dinner see Major Willard R.
Mumford’s article, “The Federal Union: It Must Be Preserved,” in
V6Nlpp22-23.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
The booklet containing the new findings, from when Jon Harris cata-
logued the Civil War tokens of the American Numismatic Society, and other
corrections and revisions to the 2nd edition of the Fuld’s U.S. Civil War
Store Cards is ready for sale. The price is $4. The revised 2nd edition of the
Fuld’s U.S. Civil War Store Cards is also now ready, the cost of it will be
$2& Either or both may be obtained by sending your check or money order
payable to the C.W.T.S. to Richard E. Brown, R.R. #3, St. Rte. 587,
Fostoria, Ohio 44830.
The proposal for reduced dues for retired members was defeated by the
Board by nearly two to one.
REPORT ON CWTS AUCTION #18
This auction continued the level of interest previous auctions have
established, with 56 bidders submitting 818 bids for the 355 lots offered.
Two Massachusetts lots, #41 & #43, ran off with top popularity honors with
15 bids apiece. The patriotics, however, captured interest honors, as nearly
all lots offered were sold. The CWTS treasury will be increased about $110
as a result of this auction.
THIS ’N THAT
As previously reported, auction #18 & #19 contain the Walt Liberty pat-
riotic collection. A second patriotic collection, that of Larry Brown, will be
offered as a part of auction #19 & #20. All you patriotic collectors pay atten-
tion! ! Ther should be something there for everyone.
CALL FOR NEW PATRIOTIC LISTINGS
Any patriotic CWT collector who has new varieties should contact Jack R.
Detwiler and send him photographs if possible. Do not send the tokens at
this time. These new listings will be included in the fourth edition of the Pat-
riotic Civil War Token catalog which is in preparation. Details on the revis-
ed catalog will appear in the next issue of the Journal.
83
■V
or There's A Small Carbon Spot Under Mr. Blain's Name
Will You Knock $10.00 off the Price?
by Jim Hall
How many times have you gotten the following type of query: “I collect
Civil War Tokens in uncirculated condition only; what do you have for sale
or trade?”
Having been in the hobby prior to 1970, I’m not certain that such a
concept is practical. One must remember two major concepts of Civil War
Tokens: you get them when and where you can find them and quality control
never was the main factor behind the striking of such tokens.
Tokens were struck to meet the short term needs of a merchant as a
medium of small change. The idea was to put together as advertisement of
simplicity whose duration of service was for a short period of time among a
usually small and local clientele.
Although there are many tokens that are both beautifully designed and
excellently preserved, quality control was unheard of outside of an official
mint. Civil War Tokens were struck — not minted. The term “to mint”
means to be struck under official government sanction at a duly appointed
mint which is hardly the case of the Civil War Token. Metal content usually
consisted of whatever happened to be available at the time. Dies were often
used until they shattered.
Because of limited issues, and the fact that only a few collectors ever seri-
ously pursued the lowly Civil War Token, prior to 1970, it is difficult to even
run across many tokens.
My concept of token collecting has often been a question of am I willing to
pay the price for a piece rather than what is it’s condition? If a piece I need
turns up, condition would be the last of three questions that I would be
concerned with.
The first question I would consider is how scarce is the piece? Secondly,
what is the selling price or bid range on the piece?
If someone offered me a Blain, an Ibert or a Seth Smith, I wouldn’t be too
critical of the condition. To the uninformed public, condition is impressive.
To an informed collector, the scarcity of a piece is the predominant factor in
acquiring a token unless one has the opportunity to come in contact with
more than one specimen of the same die variety on more than one occasion.
-A.
“V*
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CATALOGUE
of
PATRIOTIC CIVIL WAR TOKENS UNLISTED
in THIRD EDITION FULD
in the COLLECTION of the
AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK
RESEARCHED and WRITTEN
by JON HARRIS
Civil War Token Society L.M. 3 Token and Medal Society L.M. 28
Patriotic 31 Patriotic 183 A
{Storecard 1281)
1) 9-238
BR
R-9
2) 31-183A
C
R-10
(NOTE: New Patriotic Reverse Die 183A is Storecard Reverse 1281.)
3) 37-434
C-N
R-9
(Over C-N cent)
4) 46-335
C-N
R-9
(Over C-N cent)
5) 51-342
C
R-8
(Extremely THICK Flan)
6) 52-430
S
R-9
(Not overstruck)
7) 53-336
C-N
R-9
(Not overstruck)
8) 56-161
C
R-9
(Extremely THICK Flan)
9) 56-229
C
R-9
(Extremely THICK Flan)
10) 56-229
C-N
R-9
(Not overstruck)
11) 56-436
C
R-9
(Extremely THICK Flan)
12) 58A-255
C
R-10
(NOTE: New Patriotic Obverse Die 58A is Storecard Reverse 1011.)
13) 58A-434
C
R-10
14) 60-200
C
R-8
(Overstruck on N.Y. 630 W) Patriotic over Storecard
15) 62A-367
C-N
R-9
(Over C-N cent)
16) 62A-369
Z
R-10
17) 64-362
BR
R-9
18) 67-Blank
C
R-10
(Struck over 90/364) Patriotic over Patriotic
85
Patriotic 58 A Patriotic 25 o
(Storecard 1011)
Patriotic 58A Patriotic 434
(Storecard 1011)
Patriotic 100 A
(Storecard 1060)
86
19)
67-372
C
RIO
(Struck over 79/351) Patriotic over Patriotic
20)
67-372
C
R-10
(Struck over N Y. 630 V 4a) Patriotic over Storecard
21)
67-372
N
R-10
(Struck over PA. 750 P 3c) Patriotic over Storecard
22)
67-372
L
R-10
(Struck over N Y. 630 M-9g) Patriotic over Storecard
23)
68-105
N
R-9
24)
71-183
BR
R-9
25)
88-361
S
R-9
(Over U.S. Dime)
26)
92-199
C-N
R-9
(Not overstruck)
27)
92-199
S
R-9
(Not overstruck)
28)
97-261
C
R-9
(NOTE: New die combination.)
29)
97-389
S
R-9
(Not overstruck)
30)
100A-100A
WM
R-10
(NOTE: New Patriotic Obverse Die 100A is Storecard Reverse 1060.)
31)
105-196
C-N
R-9
(Over C-N cent)
32)
105-355
C-N
R-9
(Over C-N cent)
33)
107-108
C-N
R-8
(Not overstruck)
34)
107-271
C
R-9
35)
112-396
BR
R-9
36)
117-420
S
R-9
(Not overstruck)
37)
120-255
C-N
R-9
(Over C-N cent)
38)
120-434
S
R-9
(Over U.S. Dime)
39)
124-201
C-N
R-9
(Not overstruck)
40)
124-294
W-M
R-9
41)
125-160
G-S
R-9
42)
126-295
C
R-10
(Struck over 272/174) Patriotic over Patriotic
43)
126-432
C-N
R-9
(Not overstruck)
44)
127-428
G-S
R-9
45)
130-349
W-M
R-9
(Silver-plated)
46)
134-184
C-N
R-9
47)
138A-149
C
R-9
(NOTE: Unusual McClellan/Johnson mule - possibly Unique.)
48)
139-432
W-M
R-10
(NOTE: Struck on a roughly "square” planchet; Small flan - 17mm)
49)
139-432
S
R-10
(NOTE: Large flan - 21mm)
50)
142-348
s
R-9
51)
142-349
C-N
R-10
(Over C-N cent)
52)
146-283
C-N
R-9
53)
147-228
BR
R-8
(Silvered)
54)
154A-154A
Incused
C
R-9
(Reverse same as Obverse incused)
55)
157-425
W-M
R-10
(Extremely THICK Flan - 3'/2mm)
56)
167-435
G-S
R-9
57)
178-Blank
C
R-10
58)
178-267
BR
R-10
(Struck over 434/37) Patriotic over Patriotic
59)
178-267
C-N
R-9
(Not overstruck)
60)
178-267
LEAD
R-10
(Struck over 341/?)
61)
178-337
W-M
R-10
(NOTE: New die combination.)
62)
186-Blank
C
R-10
(NOTE: Reverse C/S "5”)
63)
187-214
CpI.L
R-8
64)
188-435
G-S
R-8
65)
200-346
C
R-8
(Struck over N Y 630 W-la) Patriotic over Storecard
66)
225-225
Incused
C
R-9
(Reverse same as Obverse incused)
67)
240-341
BR
R-10
(Struck over 37/434) Patriotic over Patriotic)
68)
240-341
N
R-10
(Struck over MICH. 40 B 3c) Patriotic over Storecard
69)
240-341
Z
R-10
(Struck over unidentified Storecard)
70)
241-336
S
R-9
(Not overstruck)
Patriotic 186
C/S Blank Reverse
71) 242-374
C-N
R-9
(Over C-N cent)
72) 243-247
C-N
R-9
(Over C-N cent)
73) 248-253
C
R-10
(NOTE: New die combination.)
74) 248-432
C
R-9
(NOTE: New die combination.)
75) 253-295
C
R-9
(NOTE: New die combination.)
76) 258-446
BR
R-10
(Struck over Adams/Miller # PA. 196 - Samuel Hart & Co.) Patriotic over
Storecard
77) 258-446
C-N
R-9
(Not overstruck; Small flan - 20mm)
78) 258-Blank
N
R-10
79) 286-382
C
R-8
(Struck over N.Y. 630 AE-la) Patriotic over Storecard
80) 287-417
81) 322-261
W-M
R-10
(Struck over WIS. 510 OTe) Patriotic over Storecard
Incused
BR
R-10
(NOTE: A most unusual and interesting piece.)
82) 481-488
W-M
R-8
TOKEN SMALL TALKH by Clifton A. Temple
MICHIGAN 225-C
Thomas Armstrong, was born in Buffalo, N.Y., October 13, 1821
of New England ancestry.
He commenced life in Detroit as an apprentice to Mr. Henry Glover
who was then the principal merchant tailor in the city. In 1844
he started business on his own account, and established in a small
way a hat and cap store. His trade increased and in 1848 he added
a department for manufacturing furs, regalie, banners, and uniforms
for the Masons, Odd Fellows, and other societies and military organ-
izations. He continued in this line of business until 1872, closed up
his business, and soon after, with his son, E. A., established the
business in which they are now engaged: "Manufacturers of Banners,
Military and Society Equipments”, and are now located at 261 and
263 Woodward Ave. and 114-116 Washington.
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Patriotic 322 Patriotic 261 Incused
83) 507-511
C
R-8
84) 507-513
C
R-8
85) 508-513
S'd
R-8
86) 509-514
S’d
R-8
87) 511-514
S’d
R-8
88) 511-518
S’d
R-8
89) 512-519
C
R-8
90) 512-Presi-
dent's House
BR
R-8
(NOTE: This "President’s House" die should have a Patriotic Die #
91) 513-Presi-
dent’s House
C
R-8
assigned a Storecard Die # (1422). It is as much a Patriotic C.W. die
rest of the dies in this series (so-called "Wealth of the South” dies).
92) 513-519
BR
R-8
SCHENKMAN ASSUMES EDITORSHIP
David Schenkman has volunteered to take over the duties of editor from
Jim Hall who has had the job for the past few years. Schenkman is well
known in the Civil War token collecting field as a collector of Sutler tokens
and will be a great asset to the Society.
At this time we are in need of articles for the Journal and anyone wishing
to submit an article for publication should send it to David Schenkman, P.O.
Box 274, Indian Head, MD 20640.
FREE CLASSIFIED ADS
Effective with the Winter 1975 issue of the Journal, the Society will be
offering free classified ads to its members. [Non-members can also advertise
but at the 5 cents per word rate.] Ads must be limited to 25 words. Any ads
over this amount will be rejected.
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GIES TOKEN HOARD DISCOVERED
by David D. Gladfelter
A hoard of more than 1,000 pieces of the F. Gies storecards of Detroit,
Mich., has been discovered and placed on the numismatic market.
The hoard contains three hitherto rare varieties of this storecard, plus un-
reported, counterstamped varieties of each variety. The specimens are
nearly all in AU to uncirculated condition.
The varieties contained in the hoard are Mich. 225AE-3a, 225AG-la and
225AG-3a, rated R9, R7 and R8, respectively, in the Fuld catalog. Each
variety now exists counterstamped F. GIES.
Specimens from the hoard are currently being offered for sale by Bowers
and Ruddy Galleries at $6 each for the plain varieties and $7 each for the
counterstamped varieties.
The reason for the use of the counterstamp is unclear. Most probably, it
was used to correct an egregious blunder by the Cincinnati die sinker, John
Stanton, who struck the 225AE, AF and AG cards for Gies in 1863. The
firm’s name is variously spelled “Gies”, “Geiss” and “Gies” on these three
varieties. As Gies is evidently the correct spelling, it is understandable why
the punch would have been used on the 225AE-3a variety, but it is a mystery
why the 225AG-la and 3a varieties, which have the same spelled
correctly, would have been counterstamped.
The pieces are advertised for sale in the Bowers and Ruddy firm’s current
catalog, Rare Coin Review No. 23, on page 68. The following information
appears therein:
“HOARD OF CIVIL WAR TOKENS. These have just surfaced after
being in the possession of the Gies family of Detroit, Michigan, for a cen-
tury. Like thousands of other merchants, Gies issued tokens during the Civil
War, and apparently the specimens in this hoard were the leftovers of those
owned by the Gies store when it closed. Three varieties (differing in the
spelling of “Gies”) are represented in this hoard — Fuld’s 225AE-3a;
225AG-la; and 225AG-3a. This hoard also contains the only known group of
Gies counterstamped tokens. Only one punch was used, reading F. GIES.
These are quite rare. We have purchased the entire hoard of more than a
thousand pieces, and offer them at the following reasonable prices:” (as
stated above. Uncounterstamped pieces can also be purchased in bulk, 10
pieces for $49.50.)
Hopefully more information about the hoard will be forthcoming in the
next issue of this Journal, including an inventory of the hoard which will
make possible an accurate assessment of the current rarity of the six
varieties represented in it. Photographs of the counterstamped varieties will
be published also. Bowers and Ruddy Galleries’ address is: 6922 Hollywood
Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90028.
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will pay up to $500.00 for New York, N.Y. 630G (I.W. Blain)
will pay up to $500.00 for Brooklyn, N.Y. 95C (M. Ibert)
will pay up to $300.00 for Boston, Mass. 115C (Excelsior Club)
will pay up to $250.00 for Henderson, Ky. 370A (W.J. Johnson & Bros.)
will pay up to $250.00 for Genesse Station, Wise. 235A (D.L. Edwards)
will pay up to $200.00 for Willmantic, Conn. 600 (Dr. Keitteridge, Arch Saloon)
will pay up to $200.00 for Alton, III. 10A (Walter & Smith)
will pay up to $200.00 for Lodi, III. 520A (C.H. Taylor)
will pay up to $200.00 for Waterloo, Iowa 930A (H & C Goodhue)
will pay up to $200.00 for Ashland, Ohio 25A (Ella Buchannan)
will pay up to $200.00 for Ripley, Ohio 780A (Dunbar & Wolff)
will pay up to $200.00 for Wilkes Barre, Pa. 985A (Clark & Co.)
will pay up to $200.00 for Oconomowoc, Wise. 590A (Mrs. J. Tate)
will pay up to $150.00 for Williamstown, N.J. 925A (Bodine & Brothers)
will pay up to $150.00 for Providence, R.l. 700H (Pohle)
will pay $150.00 plus for any New York struck over a dime.
will pay $225.00 plus for any New York struck over a quarter.
will pay $75.00 plus for any New York silver.
will pay $60.00 plus for any New York struck over a C.N. cent.
(There are some I will pay $125.00.)
Also will pay top dollar for other overstrikes.
Example: foreign coins, U.S. large cents, etc.
You may call collect on any of the above:
RICHARD ROSSA
1833 East 13th Street
Brooklyn, New York 11229
212-627-6188
PORTRAIT of a SHOWMAN
by Bill Massey
ayette Loadwick “Yankee” Robinson was born in 1818 in West Rich-
id, near Avon Mineral Springs in Livingston County, New York. He died
leptember 4, 1884 in Jefferson, Iowa,
wealth of recorded information exists concerning the life of Yankee
inson, and few individuals who issued Civil War tokens can be traced so
irately or in such detail.
obinson is described as a circus pioneer, an actor, and advertising
us, an original character who is credited with originating much of the
.p and pagentry of the traveling circus we remember,
is career as a showman began in 1854 with a traveling tent show. It
id near the turn of the century with the famous Ringling Brothers show,
ining a colorful career of both triumph and failure.
le most thorough accounting of Robinson’s life is his obituary which
iared in the September 13, 1884 issue of “ The New York Clipper. ” The
v 14, 1884 issue of the “ Baraboo (Wise.) Republic ” carried a brief inter -
• with Mr. Robinson, and within the past few years, an article in the
incy (III.) Herald-Whig ” described his early appearances in that city.
<EE ROBINSON (Fayette Lodavick Robinson),
nous circus and show manager, died Sept. 4, at
'clock P.M., at Jefferson, la., so a dispa ’ch from
Robinson informs us. Yankee Robinson was a
descendant of the Dr. Robinson, divine, who
from England in the Mayflower. He was bom
ivon Mineral Spring, Livingston Co., N.Y., May
8, and at fourteen years of age began work as a
aker with his father in West Richmond, N.Y. His
appearance” with a circus was a peculiar one. Old
s’ Show was visiting West Richmond. The troupe
Io make a stand next day, and, not having teams
b to get through the muddy woods, Yankee was
as a boy to ride a horse put on the "lead” of a
At the end of his journey he was paid a shilling
work. He made his first appearance on any stage
ichool exhibition in his native town, playing
lan Doolittle in ‘‘A Yankee in England.” In 1837
It to Medina, Mich., and started a shoemaker’s
At the end of a year he returned home, and was
d, but his wife died a few months later. Later on
in embarked in the shoe business, this time at
llle, N.Y., where he did fairly well, though all the
ie was anxious to make a start in the circus
bs. The opportunity soon came to him, and he
■I sd his career in the show business at Dansville in
*1 fc, 1845, exhibiting two oil-paintings by S.C.
about 12 x 15 feet, representing ‘‘The Raising of
4 is” and “The Baptism of Christ.” A small drop
4 i was used, which had been purchased at the sale
( t of scenery of a defunct theatrical company of
M Wes ley Barmore and Dave Oakes were members.
The drop represented the usual ancient Grecian ruin. A
one-horse vehicle was built to transport the wonders of
art, and with a single companion — one Rasselas
Fairchild, a typo — Mr. Robinson set out to make his
fortune. Arrived at Chicago, he exhibited two weeks at
Judge Fuller’s Museum, then at the comer of Randolph
and Dearborn streets. The fortnight’s percentage
amounted to $9. In St. Louis, Mo., in December, 1845,
he volunteered to play Ratcliff in “Richard III." The
theatre was located in the third story of a block at the
comer of Third and Pine streets. Normon Adors was
the manager. Mr. Robinson’s recollection of his own
efforts — his first and only appearance in tragedy —
was that “it was the worst attempt at acting ever
made.” In February, 1946, he organized the Olympic
Serenaders, a party of twelve, presenting minstrelsy
and variety, with a tight-rope exhibition. Robinson did
Lucy Long, and made a hit in burnt cork, which he wore
professionally for the next eight years. In August 1865
at Galena, 111. he joined June and Turner’s Circus,
remaining with them two seasons, playing the
intermediate Winter with Henry Rockwell’s Circus, in
Cincinnati, O. In 1848 he again embarked in business
on his own book, starting from Eaton, O., with a two-
horse wagon. The company consisted of himself, his
second wife and a musician — a versatile performer,
one Charles Gilson, formerly of Cazenovia, N.Y.
Yankee closed a successful season at New Albany,
Ind., late in the Fall of ’48, and left team and traps for
the Winter. He then engaged with Mr. Lennox (father
of Waiter Lennox) to appear on a floating theatre, and
performed at the various towns en route to Memphis
Parades were always an exciting event as this 1866 photo testifies: (Photo courtesy
of Circus World Museum, Baraboo, Wis.)
and the South. At Memphis the debts against the
company had accumulated to such an extent that the
Sheriff possessed himself of the steamer’s throttle-
valve, in behalf of the creditors. The scenery and
properties being clandestinely removed a theatre was
set up in an abandoned church, and a successful season
continued until April, 1849. Star engagements were
played by the elder Booth, Eliza Logan and father, and
Mulbolland appeared in “The Old Guard.” Miss
Canton was the leading lady, and Mrs. Robinson (a
novice) played seconds. Old Dan Emmett led the
orchestra. Yankee Robinson appeared for fifty-four
nights as comic-singer. The following Spring, he
started out with a two-horse team, playing "Box and
Cox," etc. In the Fall he had a fine four-horse carriage
made in Michigan, and enlarged the company so as to
present petite comedies and moral dramas like “The
Drunkard,” and he continued this enterprise until
1851. At Quincy, 111. he began his first tent exhibitions
employing fourteen horses and giving dramatic
performances. He closed the season at Rock Island and
prepared a new outfit, hiring thirteen horses in
addition to his own band-team and a one-horse buggy.
A.S. Burt was in advance, Chas. H. Wilson principal
comedian, and the scenery was by H.W. Waugh, who
afterwards clowned as Dilly Fay. The season was
prosperous, and terminated at Eaton, O. In the Winter
of 1852-3 Mr. Robinson leased Frank’s Museum in
Cincinnati, where he first prefaced his name by the title
“Yankee." He opened the following Spring season at
Dayton, O., in a large tent, playing “Uncle Tom's
Cabin" and “Sam Patch." R.J. Miller and Ad. Bierce
were his comedians, and he employed thirty head of
horses. Business proving good, he bought horses and
wagons during the Summer, and closed at Indian-
apolis, Ind. During the Winter he managed a theatre
there and at Dayton. In the company were R.J. Miller
and wife (leading), Mary McWilliams (juvenile), Mrs.
Robinson (soubrette), Frank Tannebill (juvenile), J.R.
Spackman (old-man), Tom Jackson (utility), Ad.
Bierce (comedian) and State. William June was agent,
and William Pastor principal performer in the circus.
At Norwalk, O., the two shows met on the same day in
deadly opposition (?), each having purposely shipped
to that point, one being en route East, the other West.
A compromise was arranged, and the two shows
combined under one large tent. They traveled on the
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-
An important ingredient for the success of any circus was the band. Robinson's
band is shown in front of the main entrance in this 1914 Photograph
same route for severed days, and again combined at
Columbus, O., the two bands and two companies
alternating throughout the programme. Sending the
Burt & Robinson Co. to Noblesville, Ind., Robinson
went South with the circus and theatre. In the season
of 1859 he started from Charleston, S.C., headed north,
with “an augmented company of Jonahs” and sixty
horses. He turned back at St. Lawrence, N.Y., and
when at Raleigh, N.C., whether from the malign
influence of Jonahs or not, John Brown raided Harper's
Ferry. From that day out the season was a failure. Wm.
June, the agent, was mobbed at Grahamville, S.C., by a
vigilance committee, and came within one vote of being
whipped “forty lashes save one on the bare back,
covered with tar and cotton and sent back to
Charleston.” The single vote which saved June and his
assistant from indignity was that of a brother Mason.
When the news reached Charleston, a “committee”
started for Robinson, having evil designs on his
person; but Yankee took to his heels, being apprised ot
his danger by friends, and ran twelve miles into the
woods. Sending back word from his hiding place to
learn whether he was more scared than hurt, he was
advised to “skeddadle,” which he did, thereby losing
the savings of a busy life, and never recovering so
much as a wheel or a hoop. His second wife died during
this year at Columbia, S.C. In 1860 he organized at
Elmira, N.Y., hiring of the late Daniel Scott (who was
afterwards his partner) thirteen horses, and
commenced a dramatic tour under canvas, closing the
season at De Ruyter, N.Y., with thirty-two horses. In
1861 Daniel Scott became a partner, as “Johnnie was
off to the war." They made a living, and nothing more,
closing at Homellsville, and starting out from that
point in 1862, with the same character of entertain-
ment. Dan Shelby was the principal comedian. They
ran thirty-four horses, and traveled the entire season in
New York. In 1863 he started out with a new outfit of
scenery, employed forty horses and traveled West,
terminating a highly successful season at Peoria, 111.
That of 1864 was another dramatic season with Dan
Shelby as principal comedian, and was brought to a
successful ending at Rock Island, 111. In 1865 he
purchased James Meiville and Jerry Mabies’
Australian Circus, and ran a forty-horse team and one
hundred and twenty-five head of horses, with P.A.
Older as manager and Geo. S. Cole, treasurer. In the
company were Ed. Perry and family, Snow Brothers
and Charley Parker, clown. They closed the season at
Decatur, 111., and started therefrom in the Spring of
1866 with about the same company of performers and
John O’Brien's animals. Robinson, we believe, paid
O'Brien a percentage amounting to $23,000, proving a
big season. He closed at Chicago, and erected Yankee
Robinson’s Coliseum and Zoological Garden at State
and Washington streets. He traveled in 1867, making
the “Wallapus” the strong card. In 1868, M. Smith of
Philadelphia invested $60,000 in the show. W.C. Coup
was the assistant-manager. The street-procession was
described as a "stream of gold and glitter a mile long.”
It carried everything before it, and its success was
prodigious. Among the company were James Melville
and family, Howard Dorr and A.S. Burt (agent in
advance). With the same show in 1860 Madame
Sanyeah, female gymnast, was the sensation
attraction, the show taking perhaps more money than
any previous tent-show in the country. Coup was the
assistant-manager, and J.M. Chandler and W.C. Crum
were advance-agents; number of horses, 220. For the
season of 1870 he divided the show, taking a ninety-
eignt horse “trick" into Canada, and closing at
Portsmouth, O., while he rented the show to Enoche &
Everett, who “petered out" in twenty-one days. In
1871 he first took to rail and boat. In 1872 his circus
started from Marshall, Mich., traveling by rail and
boat, and closing at San Francisco. In 1873 he
combined with John Wilson in California. In 1874 he
was general superintendent of the Soulier Hippodrome.
In 1874, in company with Dan Scott, he organized a
hippodrome menagerie and circus, with stage. Scott’s
death, June 28, closed the season. In 1876 he acted as
agent at-large with W.W. Cole. The season of 1877 he
devoted to staring in dramatic plays, as had been his
custom every Winter except one from 1862. In 1879 he
tried his old plan of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” under
canvas, and found it successful. In 1880 he starred in a
play from the pen of Mrs. Robinson, called “F.F.V.’s."
Since then he had been engaged in but a few
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enterprises. As an advertiser and originator of features
of street -processions Yankee Robinson was
particularly successful. Where he has led hundreds
have followed and profited by his own peculiar
conceptions. The first wife of deceased was a daughter
of Silas Nye of Pittsford, N.Y.; and Silas Robinson,
issue of that marriage, was at one time in the show
business, but is now editor of The Worsaw (111.)
Democrat. Yankee’s second wife was a daughter of
Capt. Drake of revolutionary fame and his third was a
daughter of Dea. Babcock of Chillicothe, O. This
season he had been running Yankee Robinson &
Ringling Brothers' Double Show, which started out
from Baraboo, Wis., May 1, and which, on account of
Mr. R.'s failing health was to close its season Oct. 8. He
had been ill in New Jefferson, la., three of four days
before his death, which was ascribed to Bright’s
disease. His remains were taken in charge by the
Masons of that place, and were to have been
transferred to South Bend, Ind., for interment.
(The New York Clipper)
September, 13, 1884
Most circus histories document some portion of his career, and the Circus
World Museum in Baraboo, Wisconsin has most of this information, includ-
ing many original photographs of his shows and equipment, on display.
Although there are conflicting minor details in accounts of Robinson’s
career, there is no doubt that the Civil War tokens he issued were indeed
circus tokens. And, it is doubtful that his tokens could be attributed to any
one city or particular state, and surely not to Cincinnati, although they
could have been produced by a Cincinnati die sinker.
His career can be identified closely with Cincinnati where one of his early
ventures was the leasing of a museum where he was billed for the first time
as “Yankee” Robinson. This occurred, however, in the late 1850’s and by
1861, he was the owner of two circuses, and began his career as a showman.
Shortly before the outbreak of the Civil War, both of these shows were
combined as “Yankee Robinson’s Consolidated Shows.” It was this show
that was encamped near Raleigh, North Carolina, when John Brown raided
Harper’s Ferry. Robinson’s nickname aroused the anger of the local citizens,
and, when warned that a “committee” was approaching the encampment,
Robinson fled, giving up all.
By the mid 1860’s Robinson had acquired and was again touring with the
new “Yankee Robinson’s Consolidated Shows.” It was with this show that
he introduced the famous 40-hitch bandwagon that became popular with the
Barnum Circus. It was also this show that became famous for the circus
parade.
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Robinson’s showmanship knew no equals. His gigantic parades were fa-
miliar spectacles throughout the midwest, and his innovations gave the
circus industry much needed stimulation near the turn of the century. The
spectacular attraction of these parades was the great “Polyhemia,” a gigan-
tic organ on wheels, measuring thirteen feet long, fifteen feet high, and eight
feet wide. The sides were painted with the flower girl, Sapphio, the three
graces, and the birth of Venus.
One billboard advertised the parade as a stream of Gold and Glitter a mile
long; Elephants, camels, horses, beautiful ladies in dazzling apparel and
mounted knights in real armor.
Robinson was gifted at making money. Unfortunately, he never learned to
keep it, and his career lists a series of successes and failures. As a result he
was at one time or another, involved with most every circus of his time. Al-
though his successes were fleeting, his ideas and innovations continued for
years.
The “Burt & Robinson Circus” was probably the first to camp an entire
company on the circus lot.
He played a key role in the life of the Ringling Brothers, and was later
closely associated with P. T. Barnum, and was an agent for W. W. Cole.
One venture, after a fall closing in Chicago, was the construction of the
Yankee Robinson Coliseum and Zoological Garden — where he produced
semi-theatrical performances in the winter.
In his later years he made the prediction: “I tell you, the Ringling
Brothers are the future showmen of America. They are the coming men.”
At the time of his death, Robinson was broke, and was working as a bar-
ker with the Ringling Brothers show.
WANTED
Indiana Civil War Tokens
Will Pay
$150.00 Each
Centerville - 165
Evansville - 280
Oldenburg - 730
$100.00 Each
Brooklyn - 135
Logansport - 570-B
South Bend - 860-A
$30.00 Each
Kendallville - 500-0
La Porte - 530-F
Ron Vore
R.R. 1 Poneto, Ind. 46781
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CIVIL VJAR TOKEN SOCIETY AUCTION » 19
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TERMS OF SALE - - READ CAREFULLY CLOSING DATE 1$ mm 1975
1. Send bids to Dale Cade, 2651*8 Mazur Drive, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., 90271*.
2. AH tokens have been classified by members, and errors will be corrected if bidder
returns lot within 5 days of receipt.
3. Bids are to be made by lot number. For identical bids, earliest postmark wins.
h. BIDS OF $10 OR MORE WILL BE REDUCED TO 5 TO 7 % OVER SECOND HIGHEST BID. BIDS
LESS THAN $10 WILL HOT BE REDUCED.
5. Terns are cash. Payment is to be made within 10 days after receipt of billing.
Bidders will pay postage and insurance.
6. Parents (as agents) should submit bids for minors.
7. Auction Manager reserves the right to reject any bid or to withdraw any lot.
8. Listings per FULD, "US CIVIL WAR STORECARDS" & "PATRIOTIC CIVIL WAR TOKENS".
9. Minimum bids requested by Sellers are shown in parentheses ( ) .
10. Prices realized list available after the close of the auction, and may be ordered
at the time bids are submitted. Price per copy is 50^.
11. All tokens are copper unless otherwise indicated.
12. .'/ith today's increasing token prices, and in fairness to the consignors,
BIDS UNDER $1.50 ARE RESPECTFULLY DECLINED.
CONNECTICUT
1. 35A«£a R3 XF few scratches, cleaned
2. 35B -la R3 XF
3. 3L5A— la R3 F some surface rough obv
ILLINOIS
1*. 93>B-la R6 F obv die filling
5. l50d-la R5 VF obv die partially
filled, scratch on obv
6. l50M-la R3 VF 4 several small
scratches rev
7. l50T-la R3 XF two small scratches
obv
8. l50AS-la R5 XF
9. 560A-la R5 XF weak rev, only card
this town
10. 775A-la R5 VF4- "MB" error
11. 890B-lb brass Rl* AU uneven strike
INDIANA
1 20B_la R3 obv F, rev G holed top
and bottom
290B-la R5 XF blue-gray coloring
290C -2a Rl* XF cleaned
h60C-2a R5 VF rev die filling
U60E-3a R8 F
l*60I-2a R9 F cleaned, headdress
detail weak
7l*OB-2a R3 VF4- rev die rusty
78oB-la RL VF small clip at 6 o' cl,
light strike
91 2a R5 F 4- Indiana Primitive
MASSACHUSETTS
21. ll5B-2a R5 XF rev die breaks
22. 115EA-Ia R5 XF cleaned
23. Same some loose dirt
MICHIGAN
2l*. 175A-2a R6 VF off center, uneven
strike, few scratches rev (lain
bid $15.00)
25. 225A-3a R3 VG
26. 22^J-3b brass R8 UNO (ndn bid
$17.50)
27. 225AE-3a R9 XF dark (min mid $15.00)
28. 225AGAla R7 VG cleaned, rough surf
29. Same VF 4- die breaks both sides
30. Same XF die breaks both sides
31. 225AG— 3* R8 XF some loose dirt,
scratches on obv
32. 225CB— la R7 XF woman merchant
(min bid $15.00)
33 • 229CF-la R6 XF only token common to
two states and Canada (rrln bid $15.00)
3b. 225Cl-2a R3 VF die break obv
35. Same VF+
20.
36. 225BI-2b bronze R3 XF stain rev
37. 370C-lb brass Rli XF stain obv,
spot rev
38. 370H-l*b hronze R2 XF
39. u50G-7a Rl* XF
1*0. 52f£ -3a R9 XF small rim pinch
(non bid $20.00)
1*1. 525D-2a R3 VG dark
1*2. 6lOC-l*a R7 F rough rev
NEW JERSEY
L3. 555A-8a R3 VF loose dirt, reddish re1
lull • Same VF cleaned
1*5. Same AU few shallow scratches obv
rev die rusty (min bid $l*.50)
1*6. 690A-2a Rl* XF (min bid $5.00)
U7. 885A-lb brass R3 VF small rim
cut each side
1*8. Same XF some stains, some fine
scratches from cleaning
1*9. San® XF
NEw YORK
50. lOA-la R2 XF
51. 10A-6a R2 F dark
52. 10B-2a R3 AU both dies filling
53. 10D.la Ri* AU some luster
5U. Same AU some loose dirt
55. lOF-la R3 XF loose dirt both sides,
rev has glue traces
56. lOG-la R3 VF cleaned
57. Same VF cleaned
58. Same VF brassy
59. Same VF -4- very brassy
60. Same XF
61. Same AD both dies filling
62. lOH-la Rl XF dark
63 . Same XF
6L. Same XF
65. 10H-3aa Rl* VF stains obv
66. 10H-4*aa Rl* XF green deposits
67. 10H-5a R3 XF die break obv
68. 10H-5aa R3 XF
69. 10H-7a R3 VF rusty dies
70. Same VF obv die filling
71. Same XF both dies rusty
72. 10H-8a R3 VG dark
73. Same F+-
7u. Same VF
75. Same VF 4 dark
76. lliOA-la Rl XF 4 some loose dirt
77. ll*0A-2a Rl XF dark
78. ll*5B-J.b brass Rl* VF partial HR rim
79. 270A-la R2 XF some green deposits obv
80. 63OC -11a R6 VF some loose dirt obv
81. 630D-la R2 VF
82. Same XF die breaks both sides
98
83. 630K-8b brass R7 AU
8U. 630L-> R2 F rev die filled
85. Same AU obv die heavily filled
causing much letter fade, two
small green deposits rev
86. 630L4ia R2 basic token grades AU,
but central obv heavily worn
reducing grade, partial luster
8?. 63OL— 5a R2 F rim damage on rev
at 9 o'cl.
88. Sane VF dark
89. Same VF obv die filling, partial
RR rim
90. 630^-la R2 F rev cud, obv die filled
91. Same XF
92. 63C&-lg lead R5 VF gray color
93. 63CiI-Ua R$ XF
9U. 63dM-Ug lead R9 VF
95. 630U_6ao R3 VF rev die shattered
96. Same AU rev die shattered
97. 630W-9g lead R5 F+ slightly bent
98. Same VF die breaks both sides
99. 630M-12a R6 VF rev die heavily
clashed and has multiple die breaks
100. Same XF obv die heavily clashed
101. Same AU some luster
102. 630M-12go lead R6 XF obv die
heavily clashed
103. 63ON-I3 3 R3 ^F off center strike,
partial RR rim, rusty dies, cleaned
lOL. Same XF
105. Same XF -t- off center strike
106. 630M-13b brass Rlj XF small waxy
green deposits rev, off center strike
107 . 630N_3a Rlj XF
108. 630N-Ua R2 AU die breaks obv
109. 630P-la R2 XF
110. 630Q-lal R2 VF dark, slightly bent
111. 630V-3a R2 VG
112. Same VG rev die clashed
113. Same F clip, green deposits
llli. 630V -6a R2 XF some rim damage
115. 630V-7al Rlj XF rev die clashed
ll6 . 6302-la R3 VF rim damage rev
117. Same XF small damage spot each side
118. 630AC-la R2 XF
119. 630AG-la R2 XF die break obv
120. 530AG-3a R2 XF cliD at lj o'cl.
121. 630AK-la R2 AU
122. Same AU some luster
123. Same AU some luster
12h. 630AL-la R2 XF rim damage rev
125. 630AU-la R1 F+ small flat clip
126. Same VF three gouges rev
127. 6 30 A? -6a R1 AU some luster
128. 63OAP— lha R1 AD obv has several
long shallow scratches
129. 630AQ-la R1 XF several scratches obv
130. 630AQ_6a R3 XF
131. 630AU-la R2 XF
132. 630AX-la R1 AU
133. 630AX_la R2 AU
131. 630AT-2a Rlj XF
135. 63OBA— 2a R3 AU some luster
136. 630BB-lb brass Rlj F cleaned
137. Same XF large stain area obv
138. 630BB-73 R3 UNC
139. 63OBD— la R2 VF some light scratches
lijO. 630BF-la R2 F
Hil. 630BI_la R2 XF
Uj2. 630BK-la R1 XF
lli3 . 630BK-2a Rl XF
Hill. 6 30 a? -la Rl VF
Hi 5. 630B!I_lb
dark
small clip
small clip
brass R7 AU uneven strike
small corrosion spot, small rim
damage area rev; rev die rusty
II16. 630B0-la Rl AU some luster
63OBO— 2a Rl UNC good luster
lli7.
Ilj8 . 630BQ-lb brass Rl XF+-
llj9. 630BR-la R2 VF +
150. Same AU some luster
151. 630BS-la R2 XF
152. 630BS-2a R2 VF dark, small area of
foreign substance on rev
153. Same AD some luster
15U. 6 30 HU -2 a Rl VF +•
155. 630BU-3a Rl XF+ die break obv, luster
156. 630BV-la Rl XF-j- die breaks both sides
1?7. 630BV-6a Rl XF obv die partly filled
158. Same XF some loose dirt rev
159 . 630BX-lg lead R2 F cud rev, obv
die rusty
160. Sane F rev die has 3 large cuds
161. 630BX-lgl cop pi lead R8 VF
obv die clashed, large cud rev
162. 630BX_2g lead R2 VF
163. 6 30 B? -la R3 VF dark rev
l6lj. 630BZ-5b brass R7 XF+- uneven, off
center strike, die breaks rev
165. 63000-1* R2 VF
166. 63OC D_la R3 XF
167. 630CH-la Rl XF loose dirt
168. 630CH-3a R7 XF some loose dirt
169. Same AU
170. 63OCT Jia R7 UNC full luster
(min bid $10.00)
171. 695A-2a Rl XF loose dirt
172. 890B-lb brass Rl VF stained
173. 890B-2b brass R6 VF rev die chipped
2 places, some scratches both sides
17l. Same AU
175. 890B-6b brass Rl XF some loose dirt
176. 890B-7b brass R6 AU rev die filling
causing some detail fade, some
luster
177. 890B-13b
178. 890B-16b
brass
brass
R|
VF
VF
some
stains
179. 890B-17b
brass
R5
F +
180. 890B-l8b
brass
Rl
F red-brown
181. 8903-21b
brass
R6
XF
some
staining
182. 890B-23b
brass
R3
Fi
some
scratches
on obv
183. 890B-32b
brass
R8
VFf
dark
l8U. Same XF some loose dirt
185. 890E-6b brass R7 XF grainy
surfaces, bent
186. Same XF loose dirt
187. 890E-8b brass R6 VF
188. 09OF.-9b brass R2 UIJO rev die breaks
189. 890E-10b brass R3 F die breaks
rev, loose dirt
190. 905B-?a R2 VF cleaned, rev is
incompletely holed
191. 905C-la R3 VF has been cleaned
192. Same VF+
193. Same AU some luster
19u. 9ljOA-la R3 F small clip at 7 o'cl,
few small pits rev
195. Same F both sides have several small
green deposits and "ding"marks
196. Same VF loose dirt
197. 985A-la Rl VF loose dirt
OHIO
198. 7ljA-lal R3 XF small rim nick obv
199. 7HA-3* R7 XF "SHIP" error, start
of clip on rev
200. 100 B- 3a R7 VF +-
201. l65N-19a R8 VF 4- loose dirt obv
202. R3 VF scratches on rev
(min bid $6.00;
203. l65BJ-J.6a R2 XF some loose dirt
20U. 165BW-Ia Rlj VF
205. l65CF-2a R3 XF small clip
206. I65ci;-la R2 AU
207. l65CY-63a R3 VF
208. 165DF-U* R6 VF
209. 165BG-3* R3 F dark, rough surfaces
210. 165GA-2* RU XF
211. l65GB-La Rli XF rough rim and die
breaks rev
212. l65GR-la R2 VF
213. 175H-2* RU VF
2lii. 190B-CL* R3 VF + cleaned
215. 190B— 2a R6 VF
216. 200D-la R2 VF
217. 200H-la R4 VF small rim oud obv,
woman merchant
218. UOOE-la R6 VF slightly bent
219. U20A-Ia R6 DNC beautihil toning,
only card this town
220. 5o5A-la R2 VF start of clip at 5 o'cl
221. 535A-4* R4 VF dark
222. 620A-3a R6 Ft- dark
223. 805A-3S R7 VF+
224. 920A-la R3 VF dark, obr die filling,
only merchant this town
225. 930C-2a R5 UNC full luster
PENNSYLVANIA
226. 13A-la R6 F greenish deposit over
most of rev
227. 13D-3a R8 XF clip at 9 o'cl, some
loose dirt
228. 13E-4a R3 VF
229. 13E-6* R4 VF
236. Same XF small scratch area obv
231. 6l$A-la R2 XF one merchant town
232. 65oA-la R2 XF one merchant town
233. 750E-1B R2 VF
234. Same VF
23$. Same VF
236. Same VF
237. 7$OJA-la VF rough obv
238. 750L-la Ri VF
239. Same XF two small stains obv
2lio. Same XF holed at 10 o'cl, gouge
and stain obv
241. Same AD
24 2. 750U-la R2 XF
243. 750IWL8 RU XF scarce die (rain bid
$12.50)
244. 750P-3O nickel R5 VF central areas
both sides worn, cleaned
245. 750Q-la R3 VG filled obv die causing
detail loss
246 . Same XF
247. 750Q-lb brass R5 VF
248. 750S-la R2 XF short scratch thru
rev rim
249 . 750V -5c <>U R7 AD unusual piece
(ndn bid $75.00)
250 . 75c* -la R5 VF small clip, exude
edge and rims (no collar? )
25L, 7653-la R2 VF
252. Same VF4-
253. 765T-5al R7 VF4-
254. 765H-la R9 XF cleaned
255. 765H~2a R6 XF 4- small gouge obv
256. 765J-1* R3 UNC some staining and
luster
257. 765*-lb brass R2 F-(-
258. Same VF dark
259. 765N-la Rfi VF +-
260. 765N-3a R3 F 4-
261. 765P-la R2 VF
262. 765P-£a R3 VF rev die rusty,
spotty obv
263. 765P-13* R4 XF
264. Same XF strong rev
265. Same DNC good luster
266. 765P-13b brass K1 VF
267. 765P-15* R3 F dark, rim damage
both sides
268. ?65P-l6a R3 F dark
26 9. 765R-2a R2 VG
270. Same XF -f-
271. 765R-2* R2 AD cud rev, lots of
luster
272. Same DNC
273. 765R-3a R2 XF
274. Same AD
275. 7655-3* «3 VF dark
276. 765V-4a R6 VG dark, rusty dies
277. 967A-lb brass R3 V?4- scratches rev
278. Same IF
RHODE ISLAND
279 . 70OA_4a R3 VF+
280. 700C-3a R3 VG obv, VF rev, obv pits
281. Same VF dark
282. Same AD
283. 70GB-2a R2 VF
284. Same XF may have been cleaned
WEST VIRGINIA
285. 89oA_6a R8 P+ (min bid $12.00)
WISCONSIN
286. 220J-3* R6 F small gouge obv
287 . 360A-la R6 VF cleaned
288 . 510C-la R2 XF
289. 5lOLJLa R2 VF
290. 5lOL-lal R5 XF reeding worn
291. 5lOP-2a R6 XF dark
292. 5lOD-la R3 VF dark
293. 5l0AG-la R7 XF
294. 5lOAP-4a R5 F rev has pitting
and two gouges
295. 920F-2* R5 F rough surfaces
296. 920Hjja R5 VF some detail loss on
obv due to filling die, rara rev die
PATRIOTICS
297. 1/229 Rl VF obv die rusty
298. Same VF
299. 1/391, 6B/309, 7A/316, 8/313 four
pieces as single lot, B1 -R3,
G & VG, should be worth $5.00
300. 1/391 HI VF
301. 5/288 R2 VF loose dirt rev
302. Same XF
303. 5/288 bras 8 R3 VF
304. 6/268 Rl VF4-
305. Same IF
366. 6A/269 H4 VF weak obv
307. 6A/3I7 Rl F rev has scratches
from cleaning
308. Sam# XF
309. 6B/308 R3 VF+-
310. 6B/309 Rl F stains, rusty dies
311. Sams VF
312. 6B/3IO R3 VF cleaned
313. 7/313, 18/353, 47/332, 48/299 four
pieces as one lot, Rl, R2, R3,
these pieces have seen better days,
but should still be worth $4.00
314. 7A/316 R3 VF rev die rusty
315. 7A/3I7 Rl XF small soratch rev
316. 7B/315 R5 F obv die filling, rev
die rusty
317. 8/309 R3 XF rough obv
318. 8/314 Rl XF start of hole, rev
319. 10/298 R2 VF
320. Same VF
321. Seme VF
322. 10/312 Rl VF two scratches obv
(ndn bid $2.00)
323. Same XF
324. 11/298 Rl VF
325. Sams XF loose dirt
326. Same IF
327. Same IF early stage of die break
328. 12/297 R2 XF
329. 13/297 R2 F
330. Sane VF rev die rusty
331. Same XF
100
332.
fi:
335.
33 6.
St
3U.
312.
3t3.
3ll.
31*5.
31*6.
31*7.
31*8.
31*9.
350.
351.
352.
&
355.
356.
357.
358.
359.
360.
361.
362.
363.
36U.
365.
366.
367.
368.
369.
370.
371.
372.
373.
37U.
375.
376.
377.
378.
379.
si Ire ring
lU/297 R3 XF
15/319 R2 VF dark
Same VF loose dirt
15/319 S»d cop R2 XF
torn in places
16/300 R3 F dark
Same XF rusty dies
16/301 Rl* VF
17/388 R2 VF
Same AH obr has damage area near date
and possible planohet delamination
in cap area obv
18/300 R2 VF
Same XF
18/302 R5 VF scratches obr, m
die filling
18/337 R6 VF die breaks obr
Sane VF dark, die break obr
19/396, 220/322 two piece lot, both
VG, Rl & R2, should be worth $2.00
19/396 R2 F weak rev but clear
Same F obv die rusty, weak rev
Sane XF partial RR rim, weak rev,
some luster
20/303 R3 F +-
Same F+-
22/U8 R3 XF cleaned
22/1*1*2 R2 Ft loose dirt
Same XF snail stain obv
23/306, 27/365, 37/1*31*, 1*1/337, 1*1/337
five piece lot, mostly Rl, G & VG,
should be worth $6.00
23/306 Rl F rough rev, obv die rusty
21/21*6 R2 XF dark, loose dirt
25/1*18 Rl* XF+- luster, small gouges
on cheek obv
26/1*18 R2 Ft-
27/365 R3 F
28/303 HI VF
Sane R2 VF-f- rev die filling causing
some detail loss
Same XF
28/303 brass R5 XF start of clip
R2 XF dark
381.
382.
&
387.
338.
389.
390.
391.
392.
39;
29/303
32/275
33/275
3U/275
3U/276
3l*/277
3U/278
35/265
Same
35/271*
35/277
35/278
36/271
36/31*0
Same
37/255
Sane
37/256
37A31*
R7
R7
R6
R8
R5
R5
R5
VF
R6
R5
R8
R3
R2
XF
F
VF
VF
VF
F-V
7
rough surfaces, dark
cleaned, spotty
dark
loose dirt
green deposits, dark
Ft dark, loose dirt
some waxy green deposits rev
VF-h off center strike
VF-t dark
F cleaned
XF cud and few scratches rev
VF shield detail on rev gone
shield detail on rev gone
brass R5 VF +-
Rl* VF
R3 VF
VF off center strike
R2 XF dark
Rl VF off center strike
Same AD but has been cleaned leaving
many fine scratches, rev die out
of register
1*1/337 R2 VG ~h
Sane F obv die rusty
Sans F •
XF dark, cud obv
Xf
XF traces of green deposits
VF obv die filled, drum
R2
R2
395.
396.
3$:
detail on rev gone
1*5/332 Rl F
Same
Same
Same
Ft
VF
XF
dark
dark
399.
Uoo.
1*01.
1*02.
1|05.
1*06.
1*07.
l*c
1*09.
1*10.
1*11.
1*12.
1*13.
l*ll*.
U15.
1*16.
}*17.
Ul8.
1*19.
1*20.
1*21.
1*22.
1*23.
1*21*.
1*36.
h37.
1*38.
1*39.
1*1*0.
1*1*1.
1*1*2.
1*1*3.
1*1*1*.
1*1*5.
1*1*6.
1*1*7.
1*1*8.
1*1*9.
l*5o.
l*5i.
1*52.
1*56.
U57.
U58.
1*59.
1*5/350, 105/355, 169/213, 191/U*3
four pieces as one lot, VG A F,
Rl, R2, R3» should be worth $5.00
1*6/335 R2 VF dark, rough surfaces
1*6/339 Rl XF rev has diametral
die break
1*7/332 Rl VF obv die breaks and
large chip, rew die rusty,
clip at 7 o'cl
1*8/299 Rl VF holed at 12 o'ol
1*9/31*3 Rl F clip at 3 o' cl,
few scratches both aides
Same F cleaned
U9A/3U3 R7 XF
50/335 Rl F
Sam# VF dark
50/31*2 R3 VO holed at 6 o' cl
51/331* Rl Ft low relief obv
Same UNO obv die filled and rusty,
some luster
51/3U2, 55A62, 89/356, 95/368, 117A20
five piece lot, HI & R2, G & VG,
should be worth $6.00
51/31*2 Rl VF weak rev
Same XF rev date weak
51/3U2A. R5 XF
Same AD strong strike
51/382 R5 XF
52/335 R3 F
Same R3 IF wmal 1 spot obv
Same XF cleaned
52/31*2 Rl VF
Same VF
53/336, 62/367, 63/366 three piece
lot, all VG, HI & R3, should
be worth $3.50
53/336 Rl XF snail rim pinch obv,
rev die rusty & die break
5b/179 R2 F-f dark
5U/335 R5 XF some stains
51i/342 R5 VF gouge on rev
55/162 Rl XF
59/385 R2 VF dark
59/385 brass Rl* G
Same VFt- (ain bid $7.00)
61/198 R3 7F t obv die breaks
61/355 R2 VF loose dirt
62/367 R3 VF rev die rusty
63/366 Rl VF off center strike,
rev die broken
63/1*1*3 R2 VF loose ctlrt
6U/362 Rl* VF rev die filling,
few greenish areas
65/371 Rl* VF long shallow scratch obv
67/372 C-N R5 VG4- rough surfaces
68/198 Rlt XF
69/36 9 R3 XF
77/331 Rl* VF spotted
79/351 Rl XF
80/351 R3 AU dark, loose dirt
81/351 EL VF rusty die obv
Same XF
82/351 Rl VF -f-
Seme XF
82/352 Rl VF
.s»im 7F4- dark, counterstaaped "1KJ4B
83/261* Rl* XF
86/357, 108/201 (2 pcs), 112/396
four piece lot, R1.& R3, all VG,
should be worth $U.50
87/356 R2 F -f
Same XF
88/361, 95/368, 111/271, 119/398
four piece lot. R1. thru Rl*, all G,
should be worth $5.00
89/356 R2 VF rusty dies
90/361* Rl XF4~
91/303 R3 VF obv rough and brassy
92/199 R3 VF dark, rev die misaligned
101
1*60.
1*61.
1*62,
1*63.
l*6l*.
1*6^.
1*66.
1*67.
1*68.
1*69.
1*70,
1*71.
1*72.
1*73.
1»7U.
1*75.
U76.
i*n.
U78.
1*79.
u8o.
1*81.
1*82.
1*83.
l*8l*.
1*85.
1*86.
1*88.
1*89.
1*90.
93/391* R3 IF obv die over-surfaced
resulting in less relief, spotty
95/368 R2 F some scratches rev,
reddish color
97/389 R2 IF some loose dirt
98/291 Rl* VF-h cud obv, rev die clashed
99/292 R3 F dies filling
103/375 Rl* FI-
Same VF ~f cleaned
105/355 R3 IF obv off center, two
small spots rev
105/358 Rl* F
107 A°® over CJ* cent R8 DHC massive
cud and die chip rev (min bid $1*0.00)
109/1*1*2 R5 VF loose dirt
Sams IF
110/1*1*2 Rl VF4- snail damage area
on Washington's chin
Same IF
III/27I Rl* VF some detail loss on
rev - may have been planchet defect
Same VF depressed area on rev causing
detail loss
111/31*0 R3 F
112/396 Rl VF some letter fade rev
Same IF rev die filling causing
some detail I03S
117/1*20 brass Rl* VF off center strike
118/1*18 R2 IF obv die rusty, off
center strike
Il8/l*l8 brass R5 VF obv has long cud
and rough surface
119/398 Rl F clashed die rev
Same VF
125/29U
iff®
I28/289 brass R3 VF 4-
135/1*1*0
Sane VF
135/1*1*1, 175/1*00, 191/1*1*3 three piece
lot, G & VG, Rl thru 3, should be
worth $!*.00
weak rev
small green spot obv
rev die filling
off center strike
face on rev worn
R7 AD
C-N R6 I
Rl* VF
brass R3
R2 F 4.
135/lOa
136/397
1 m
138/256
138/1*31*
1I1D/39U
L/3C
R2
Rl
Rl
R2
R3
Rl
Rl
Rl
RL
Rl
R2
R5
Rl
F
IF
XF
XF
VF
IF
VF
XF
VF-h
XF obv, F
IF
VG-t-obv, F-h rev, Ind Prim
IF
rev
some luster
5 16 .
517.
518.
519.
520.
521.
rim scratches rev
lla/307
IU3/261
151/1*30
163/352
pSAn
Same XF
169/213 R2 F +
Saao VF
173/272 Rl AU
17U/272 Rl F
Same F foreign material on rev
Same IF small stain obv
175/1*03 Rl* F obv, VF rev small
clip, Ind Prim
176/271 Rl VF reddish coloring
Same VF green spots both sides
Same VF4-
178/266 R3 F obv die filled,
green deposits rev
178/267 Rl F 4-
Same VF + rev die rusty
180/31*1 Rl F obv legend gone
Same F obv legend nearly gone
Same VF filled dies have caused loss
of legend obv and some detail rev,
traces of luster
180/3 1*3 Rl* VF obv legend gone,
holed at 2 o'cl 6 *
522.
523.
521*.
525.
526.
527.
528.
529.
530.
531.
180/1*30 Rl* VFf- rev die rusty
180/1*30 sil pltd cop Rl* AD many
fine scratches from cleaning prior
to plating, rev die rusty and
filling (min bid $6.00) (note:
plated pieces carry rarity of
base metal)
I88/38I* R2 VF 4-
189/399 Rl XF +
Same IF +- some luster
189/399 brass R8 UNC small stain
obv, larger stain rev
191/1*1*3 Rl F
Same F-f-
195/376 Rl* VF-*- die breaks rev,
struck after W-il, Z, or L piece - -
flakes embedded both sides
195/378 R3 VF-+- shattering die obv,
green deposits both sides
im
201/1*32
202/1*31*
Same IF
203/1*12
203/1*13
Same VF
Same VF
20U/U13
2o5/1*10
206/320
206/323
207/323
207/325
207/U09
Same XF
Same IF
Same XF-t-
Same AD
207/1*10
207/1*12
208/1*10
Same XF
209/1*10
Same VF
209/1*12
209/1*11*
R3
R2
R3
Rl
R2
R3
XF
XF
VF
VF
weak rev
dark
VF-+- rev die rusty
VF rev die rusty
rev die rusty
R3 VF scratch obv
R3 VF 4-
R2 VF scratches both sides
R3 IF
R2 AD some luster
Rl* F loose dirt
Rl VF4
sora luster
Rl F
VF 4-
XF
Rl
Rl
R3 F4-
R3
R2
Rl
R2
R3
R2
561*.
565.
566.
567.
568.
569.
570.
571.
572.
57
575.
576.
577.
578.
210/321
ZL0/U08
210/1*15
211/1*00
breaks rev
212/115 R2 F
Same XF
2H*/1*16
Same VF
XF
XF
XF
XF
Ft
F 4- foreign material on rev
VF 4- dark
VF-t-
F f
VF Ind Prim, die
dark
Same
Same
Same
Same
Same
cleaned
R2 VF
some loose dirt rev
die break obv, loose dirt
XF +■ appears to have been
cleaned, brassy, many fine scratches
Same AD some luster
215/1*16 R5 F
F
VF
581.
582.
583.
581*.
585.
586.
587.
588.
589.
216/293 R2
219/320 Rl
Same XF
219/323 R2
Same VF 4-
220/322 Rl
221/321* Rl
221/327 R3
222/325 R2
V7-V
VF
XF
IF 4 some luster
VF brassy
Same XF brassy
223/328 R2 VF "BI" error
Same VF 4- "BT" error, loose dirt rev
Same XF "BT" error, dark
22l*/322 Rl F reddish deposits, dark
22E/325 R3 VF
102
590 . 22L/326 R1 XF some luster
591. 225/327 KL F +
592. San* XF dies are filling, obv
die rusty
593. Same UNC
59U. 2251/327 R3 VF
595. 226/321 RU VF (ndn bid $h.50)
59o. Saiae XF
597. 230/352B R2 VF
598. Same VF loose dirt
599 . 231/3521 R1 VF front cannon worn
600. Sane VF front cannon worn, loose dirt
601. 233/312 R1 XF
602. Same AD some luster
603. 235/269 R2 VF
60k. 236/U26 R1 XF some luster
605. 2 37 A 23 R1 VF cleaned
606. Same XF
607. Same XF
608. 238/U05 R3 VG + Ind Prim, dark
609. 239A21 Ru VF
610. 239A22 R2 XF some luster
611. 2UO/337 R1 VF-f
612. Same XF stains
613. 2ijO/337 brass Rli XF rev stained
and die filling (min bid $7.50)
61)!. 2U0/3la R1 VF obr die filled
615. 2I4I/336 R1 VF
616. Same XF
617. 2I1I/338 R2 VF obv die rusty
618. 2U2/37U R2 VF
619. 2h3/A7 R3 AU cleaned, two cuds
obv, rev die rusty
620. 2U3/378 R3 XF weak rev
621. 2U3/30O R3 XF srall spot rev
622. 2UU/291, 337/350 two piece lot, both R2,
G-tand F, should be worth $2.00)
623. 2UV381 R1 VF cleaned
621. 2U7/377 R2 XF
625. Sac® XF some luster
626. 2li7/379 R3 VF-t-
627. 2U9A32 R3 VF start of hole rev
628. 250A37 R7 VF uneven strike
629. 251/255 KL XF
630. Sasic AD toned
631. 2AA A KL VF off center strike,
loose dirt
632. 255/392 VF cleaned
633. 255A33 HI XF
63b. 2551/390 R2 VF
635. 2551/393 R1 VF cleaned
636. 2551/393 brass R3 XF+- spotty
637. 256A33 R3 F dark, loose dirt
638. 257/30.1 R3 XF
639. Same XF some loose dirt
6ljO. Same XF some luster, small rim
nick, rev die filling
6lil. 258/1^6 R3 F 2U.6mn, rev die
misaligned
6U2 . 258AU6 R9 VG 26m
6U3. 2$9/Uk$ R3 XF-4- small rim ding
one place obv
6UU, 295 A3 2 R); XF weak rev
6U5. 299/350 R2 VF
6U6. 332/336 Rlt VF dark
6h7. 332/336 brass R8 XF
6U0. 337/350 R2 F+ dark
6h9. Sane R2 VF
650. h50A71 KL F filled dies
651. 509/511 R8 AD seldom offered
(ndn bid $U0.00)
652. REPLICA 38A38 probably lead base
plated to look like G-N, many
fine scratches on bust both sides
653. Single copies of CVfTS Journal at
$1.25 each on a first come basis.
All are in mint condition.
a. V7KL e. V8N1 i. V9N1
b. 77N2 f. V8N2 j. V9N2
c. Vm g. V8N3
d. V7N ii h. V8NU
EKD OF SALE
GOOD LDCK
1976 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
Notices for 1976 membership renewals will be mailed on or about 15
November 1975. Dale Cade is mailing the notices and collecting the dues this
year. Life memberships are available at $80.00, and the 1976 renewals are
$5.00. Checks or money orders should be made payable to the Civil War
Token Society. Members are asked to return their 1976 dues to Cade by
January 1st. New applications should be sent directly to our secretary, Gail
Levine.
Jack R. Detwiler, Membership Manager
WANTED: CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Store Card Token 150BG Obverse 1345
reverse (new store cards book). Quote condition and asking price. Donald
Young, 24 Weston St., Brockton, Mass. 02401. (Winter 1975)
WANTED: Civil War dog tags and other identification material; also corps
badges, medals and other militaria. George B. Harris, 5312 Elm Valley Rd.,
Alfred, N.Y. 14802. (Summer 76)
103
BILL LANPHEARl
Errors attract the interest of many coin collectors, and the Civil War
Token field is no exception.* All kinds of errors can be found on CWT to
make up an interesting collection. Two particular tokens, Ind. 550G-3 and
Wis. 320A-2, strike me as candidates for the prize errors of the whole series,
because the die sinker put his customers in the wrong State!
In both cases, the error was eventually corrected. Ind. 550G-3, the J.
Pearce token, mistakenly shows the town of Ligonier as Michigan, but other
varieties show the correct location, Indiana. Wis. 320A-2 shows Juneau,
Wis. as Juneau, Mich., but a correct variety also exists. Both errors are
quite rare, R-6 and R-8, respectively.
104
m GOOFS
by David Gladfelter
From the die work and the reverse dies it is evident that the tokens came
from the shop of William K. Lanphear of Cincinnati. But so what if he made
a mistake? Collectors err too. Remember that we called Mich. 680-A an Ohio
token until just a few years ago!
* See, for example, Chris Mackel, “Errors in Civil War Tokens,” V3N3P10-12;
John W. Canfield, “Geezers and Odd-Balls in Civil War Tokens,” V3N3P8-9,
V4N1P20-22; Robert R. Hailey, “Auction Notes,” V4N3P16-17; all in back issues of
this Journal; also Donald Schramm, “Error Predates Clarksburg Token Rarity By
Whole Decade,” Coin World, Dec. 9, 1964. Jack R. Detwiler reports regularly on
errors in his column, “Patriotic Patter.”
105
The store cards of many Detroit firms are found with no
indication of a collar having been used during the striking
process, the edge of the card still exhibiting the raw edge of
the blank. Often these cards with the raw edge are given
the dubious distinction of being referred to as restrikes
made subsequent to the Civil War period. A card exists,
however, which proves that at least some of these cards
were struck during the Civil War period and most likely are
die proofs.
The store card in question is that of Casper J. Holthofer,
of Detriot, Michigan. The card reads C. I. Holthofer and has
a raw edge (see illustration A). Cards with this spelling are
rare, as the die was changed at an early date to correctly
read C. J. Holthofer (see illustration B). Traces of the letter
"I” are still visible, as well as traces of the original period
after the letter "C”.
Since the commonly found varieties of cards with the cor-
rected spelling have a reeded edge, and unquestionably were
issued during the Civil War period, it proves that the card
with the original spelling and raw edge cannot be a restrike.
It should be noted that a card with the corrected spelling
is also found with the raw edge and, likewise, is rare and
could be a die proof.
It has been suggested tnat these raw edged cards were
part of a salesman’s sample case but it seems much more
likely that these are die proofs, as a salesman naturally
would be given specimens of the firm’s product which ex-
hibited their best quality of design and workmanship.
106
Mail Bid
Usual Civil War Token Society rules apply. Closing date October 14, 1975
Lot Description
PATRIOTICS
1. 1/391 G/VG and 8/314 F/VF both R-l (2 pcs)
2. 9/404 V R-9. One of the rarest Indiana Primi-
tives. Die 404 is found only on this piece and is
thus very rare. This is the Fuld plate coin.
3. 10/298 R&B Unc R-2
4. 10/298 VF and 17/388 FINE both R-2 (2 pcs)
5. 19/396 FINE and 28/303 FINE both R-2 (2 pcs)
6. 49/343 R&B UNC but slightly weak strike R-l
7. 51/342A VF R-5 Scarce reverse die
8. 53/336 CH R&B UNC R-l
9. 65/371 AU but cleaned R-4 Two scarce dies
found only in this combination
10. 79/351 VF and 82/352 VF/EF both R-l (2 pcs)
11. 108/201 Copper-Nickel CH UNC R-9 Washington
12. 118/418 Brass VG but cleaned R-5 Washington
13. 136/397 Lead VF Unlisted metal. Rare
14. 138/434 VG/F and 140/394 GOOD both R-l
(2 pcs)
15. 138/434 VG and 141/307 FINE but surface
rough both R-l (2 pcs)
16. 174/272 MOSTLY BROWN UNC R-l Washington
17. 197/380 EF some luster, but slightly weak on ob-
verse and a scar runs through AMERICA on the
reverse R-2. Not bad as it sounds
18. 198/267 R&B UNC R-l
19. 203/412 AU with 50% luster R-2
20. 207/409 F/VF and 210/323 VF both R-l (2 pcs)
21. 214/416 MOSTLY BROWN UNC R-2
22. 219/323 R&B UNC R-2
23. 224/326 R&B UNC struck from worn dies R-l
24. 259/445 VF R-3 Only token with these dies
25. 450/471 AU with 25% luster R-l
STORE CARDS
26. IL 762A la GOOD R-8 Rare Town
27. IN 5501-la FINE R-7 Only token of this merchant
28. IOWA 570A-la VF R-6 Rare state
29. KY 150D-2a VG/F R-5 Scarce state
30. MAINE 100A-2a VF R-4 but seems scarcer
31. MASS 260A-la FINE R-5
Lot Description
32. Ml 280A-2a GOOD but dark and has a pit where
a hole was begun
33. MINN 980B 2a VG but has a V shaped punch
mark on the reverse and a corresponding flat
place on the obverse. R-6 A very scarce and
popular state (MB 50.00)
34. MO 9 1 OC la F/VF R-4 Another scarce date
35. NH 120A la EF some luster R-5 The only token
from this state
36. NJ 20A-2a VF R-3 Single merchant town
37. NJ 555C-5c Nickel CH AU with most original
luster but somewhat weak strike on obverse.
Washington
38. NY 95E-la VG R-2
39. NY 105A la VF R-4
40. NY 140A-2a VFR-1
41. NY 145B-la2 VF R-4
42. NY 270A-la EF R-2
43. NY 630BUTa R&B UNC small obverse spot R-l
44. NY 630CF-lg FINE with few dings R-7. Very
scarce single token merchant. One of the NYC
keys (MB 45.00)
45. NY 760A-ld Copper-Nickel VF but dark R-7. The
only token from the rarest New York town.
46. NY 890B-26b Brass FINE but stained R-6
47. NY 890C-2h HARD RUBBER VF R-6
48. NY 905C-la GOOD R-3
49. NY 940A-la FINE R-3
50. NY 985A-la FINE R-l
51. NY 990A la FINE R-6. The only token from this
city (Also a transportation token)
52. OH 74A-la VF R-9
53. OH 165R-12al V/VF R-6 Scarce reverse die
54. OH 165CY-89b Brass EF but lacquered R-9
55. PA 13F-6a F/VF R-5
56. PA 464A-2e White Metal EF R-9 Single merchant
town, Washington
57. Rl 700A 4a VF R-3
58. WV 890A-8a AG R-8
59. Wl 510H la VG/F R-5
60. Wl 830B-la VG slightly dark around devices R-6
Prices realized will be available after the sale for 50tf. No telephone bids please.
Am always interested in buying Civil War Tokens.
CHARLES E. KIRTLEY
P.O. Box 5807, Duke Station
Durham, NC 27706
107
The unusual in tokens and medals
— better grade items only
* CIVIL WAR TOKENS
* WASHINGTONIA
* EARLY U.S. MEDALS
(prior 1920)
* U.S. STORE CARDS
(prior to 1900)
WANT LISTS WELCOMED
George J. Fuld Doris B. Fuld
ANA LM 434, FRNS, ANS, TAMS
P.O. Box 5745 Baltimore, Maryland 21208
Phone 301 486-0100
VOLUME 9 NUMBER 4
WINTER 1975
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Patriotic Patter
by Jack R. Detwiler
(All rights reserved by the author)
Several patriotic varieties probably belong in the store card series because
their patriotic reverse, Fuld 396, contains the name, Wilson, who may have
been a merchant. My recommendation is to reassign the following patriotic
die combinations to the next or third revision of the Fuld’s U.S. Civil War
Store Cards: 19/396, 112/396, and 396/396 (Obverse incused).
OBV - Fuld 19 OBV - Fuld 112 REV-Fuld396
Fuld 396. The Fuld 396 die, Wilson’s Medal, was issued probably in New
York City, but should be listed as an obverse in the special non-local listings
of the store card catalog until it can be established that Wilson was a
“Knickerbocker” tradesman. The mintmark “H” appearing at the top of the
396 die may stand for Charles D. Horter, A.J. Henning, Hartmann of Smith
and Hartmann, or an unidentified die cutter.
The 1863 NYC Directory does not list an engraver or die sinker by the
name of Wilson; however, this isn’t conclusive. James Wilson, engraver, 130
E. Broadway, was listed in the 1862 directory; and James Wilson, jeweler,
206 E. Broadway, appears in the 1863 directory. These two listings may be
describing the same merchant. If Wilson were only a die cutter by trade, he
would have made his own token rather than have Mr. H make it. This eli-
minates James Wilson, the die cutter. If James Wilson manufactured
CWTs, then possibly an engraver whose last name began with H prepared
the 396 die for the Wilson firm. Then James Wilson, die sinker and jeweler,
would be both the issuer and maker of the Wilson’s-Medal tokens.
A remote possibility is that General James H. Wilson, a Civil-War mili-
tary hero, could be the person referred to on the 396 die. This isn’t likely
since the engraver would have used a specific legend to identify the general.
For example, Franz Sigel is identified on die 180 not only as “F. Sigel” below
but as “Hero of Pea Ridge” above. Therefore, I rule out the possibility that
Wilson was a war hero.
Ill
Wilson probably was not a political figure since 1863 was not an election
year, and he used his last name only (with such a common name it would be
mandatory to include either a first name or initials). By eliminating en-
graver, military hero, and politician my theory is that Wilson was a
merchant.
Wilson the Merchant. The NYC directory of 1863 lists over 400 Wilsons.
Identifying the particular Wilson on die 396 may be very difficult; here are
26 candidates, one of whom may be the issuer.
CANDIDATE
BUSINESS
ADDRESS
Alexander Wilson
Baker
62 Stanton
Allston Wilson
Merchant
88 Front
Andrew Wilson
Hardware
211 Pearl
Catharine Wilson
Grocer
387 Ninth
Charles Wilson
Liquors
15 Rector
Eliza Wilson
Candies
91 Essex
Erastus Wilson
Dentist
Will remove up town in May 1864
George Wilson
Snuff/Tobacco
145 Water
Harris Wilson
Lawyer
51 William
Henry Wilson
Auction
44 Day
Henry Wilson
Undertaker
31 Sixth Av.
Wilson Industrial School
137 Av. A
James Wilson
Jeweler
206 E. Broadway
John Wilson
Butcher
236 Washington Mkt
John Wilson
Express
Washington Mkt
John Wilson
Fancy Goods
31 Maiden Lane
John B. Wilson
China
48 Vesey
John H. Wilson
Physician
229 Ninth Av.
John W. Wilson
Lumber
First Ave at E 39th
Joseph R. Wilson
Tailor
8 Astor
Minard Wilson
Books
134 Nassau
Peter Wilson
Blinds
121 Greene
Richard W. Wilson
Fish
25 Fulton Mkt
Thomas Wilson
Toys
90 Varick
Thomas W. Wilson
Oysters
243 Fulton Mkt
Wilson’s Business Directory
50 Greene
Possibly Wilson didn’t use a first name
because she was a woman mer-
chant, and most businesses were a man’
s world during the Civil War.
Women and Blacks were discriminated against in the 1863 Directory. Most
women were listed as
widows of their late husbands, and all blacks were
listed as “(col’d).”
Fuld 396 Listings. The following patriotic listings are converted to special
non-local numbers for inclusion in the third revised edition of the Fulds’
U.S. Civil War Store Cards.
OLD PATRIOTIC LISTINGS
NEW STORE CARD LISTINGS
19 396 C R2
SNL-12a 1271
1004 A C PL R2 102
19 396 BR R4
SNL-12b 1271
1004 A BR PL R4 103
112 396 C R1
SNL-13a 1271
1133 A C PL R1 635
112 396 Spl R1
SNL-13al 1271
1133 A C-Spl PL R1
(Copper)
396 396 C R9
SNL-14a 1271
1271 C PL R9
(Obverse incused)
(Obv incused)
112
Dies 19 and 112 are paired only with die 396, so all three are deleted from
the patriotic series and become store card dies. The die conversion table is:
NEW (STORE CARD) NO.
H & G NO.
PATRIOTIC NO.
1004 A
12
19
1133A
93
112
1271
306
396
Acknowledgments. Richard Rossa obtained copies of selected pages from
the 1863 NYC Directory. George Fuld and Krause Publications supplied the
photographs. Excellent comments from David Gladfelter, Dale Cade, and
Steve Gorman resulted in a rewrite of this article prior to its submittal for
publication.
COMMENTARY FROM THE EDITOR
The backlog of articles awaiting publication in the Journal has been de-
pleted. Now is the time to sit down and write that article you have been put-
ting off for years. Libraries and local historical societies are excellent sour-
ces of information, and once you get started you’ll find it to be easier than
you thought. I will be glad to assist you in any way possible. Remember, the
Journal is only as good as you make it.
Congratulations to David Gladfelter whose T.A.M.S. Journal article
“Mark Newby: Quaker Pioneer” won the coveted Segel Gold Literary
Award medal this year. Dave is a prolific writer and has made numerous con-
tributions to our Journal. We are indeed fortunate to have him as a member.
Best buy of the A.N. A. show this year probably was a nice specimen of the
iron Merrimac token (498/499) which one of our members, who shall remain
nameless, turned down from a coin dealer. The price — $15.00! Another of
our members, observing this with amazement, hurriedly purchased it and
later in the show sold it for $250.00.
At the annual meeting it was suggested that xerox reprints of back Jour-
nal issues be made available to members for a nominal charge. If there is any
interest in this, contact me and specify the issues you would like xeroxed. If
any member has an extra copy of Volume 1, number 2, please let me know.
And finally, as your new editor, I am very interested in knowing what the
membership thinks of our Journal. Your comments, suggestions and criti-
cisms are solicited; please take a few minutes and let me hear from you.
David E. Schenkman
REPORT ON CWTS AUCTION #19
This was the largest auction to date with 653 lots offered. The response was
excellent with 57 bidders participating. The most popular lot was #651, the
509/511 patriotic, with 21 bids. It was no contest, for second spot could
muster only 14 bids. The patriotics sold quite well, continuing the pattern
established in auction #18. One surprise was the popularity of the late issue
Journals offered, as all were sold. For you who missed out on the Journals,
remember, I said they were single copies, and first come, first served.
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New Patriotic Catalog
The Civil War Token Society (CWTS) has purchased the publication
rights of the 4th Revised Edition of Fuld’s Patriotic Civil War Tokens
catalog from Western Publishing Company of Racine, Wisconsin. President
Richard Brown signed the licensing agreement dated May 16, 1975 after
our legal counsel, Joe Levine, declared the arrangements satisfactory for the
CWTS. Western Publishing will retain the rights to all future editions of the
catalog.
Staff. Nine CWTS members are on the catalog staff. Jack Detwiler is the
editor-in-chief, and the participating associate editors are Dale H. Cade,
David D. Gladfelter, Stephen M. Gorman, Jon Harris, Robert W. O’Brien,
and Daniel N. Phillips, Jr. Helen Moore who prepared the “Reverse Cross
Reference Index of Patriotic Civil War Tokens” will be recognized as a non-
participating associate editor. Richard Rossa is the business manager. The
authors remain George and Melvin Fuld.
Description. The 4th Edition will have a hard-bound cover, approximate-
ly 370 pages, 5 Vi x 8V2 page size (CWTS Journal size), mat (non-glossy)
pages, and a membership application inserted into each copy.
Outline. An outline of the book is presented below. The order of the sec-
tions, the editorial assignments, and the number of pages per section are
subject to change as the preparation of the catalog progresses.
SECTION EDITOR NO. OF PAGES
1. Title, Credit, and Copyright Pages
Detwiler
4
2. Introduction
O’Brien/Cade
20
3. Pricing and Grading Guide
Cade
9
4. Fuld Listings
Harris
24
5. Moore Reverse Listings
Harris
24
6. Die Photos
Phillips
45
7. Die-a-grams
Detwiler
170
8. List of Politicals
Gorman
6
9. List of Medals
Gorman
4
10. List of Half Cards
Gorman
8
11. List of Possible Store Cards
Gorman
10
12. Die Sinker List by Die Numbers
Gladfelter
12
13. Die Sinker List by Die Sinker
Gladfelter
4
14. List of Deleted Dies with Reasons
Phillips
5
15. List of Deleted Patriotic Varieties
with Reasons
Gorman
8
16. (May combine with Section 15) List
of Non-Contemporary Tokens with
Reasons
Gorman
6
17. Glossary of Terms and
Abbreviations
O’Brien
10
TOTAL NO. OF PAGES 369
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Deleted Dies. A list of the deleted dies and the reason for the deletion are
given in the following table.
DELETED DIE REASON
44 44 is worn, filled 45. See V7Nlp4.
49A 49 is a later die stage of 49A.
52 52 and 54 are the same die
62A 62A is a worn, filled 62.
144 See NC-15c in the Fuld Store Card Catalog.
145 See NC-22 in the Fuld Store Card Catalog.
180A 180A is a worn, filled 180.
215 215 is a worn, filled 214. Paul White has a series of three tokens
which show the die progression.
249 249 is a worn, filled 248.
255A 255A is an earlier stage of 255.
262 262 is the reverse of an 1857-58 cent, see V3N3p5.
284A 284A is a 284 with a beaded border. 284A is the reverse
of a Phila. store card — WPE (Fuld 463) — made by F.C.Key.
344 344 is a worn, filled 343, see V5N3p4.
463 WPE is Phila merchant. Token name by F.C. Key.
464 Store card die by Koehler, see 3/464. FC = Baltimore merchant
465 Same as above, see 3/465.
465A Same as above, see 3/465A.
476 Non-Local store card die, see 187/476 (Days New Card).
481-493B Not token dies but button dies and dog tag dies; they are also
non-contemporary dies. See TAMS Journals, V4N3ppl 16-121
and V6N4pl05.
496 Non-local store card die, see 496/497. KS = merchant.
497 Reverse die of 496/497, see above.
500 Reverse of Phila store cards made by Key, see below.
501 Obverse of store card 501/500. Bainbridge = Phila merchant.
504 Obverse of store card 504/500. Munro = Phila merchant.
505 Obverse of store card 505/500. McDonough = Phila merchant.
505A Obverse of store card 505A/500. Decatur = Phila merchant.
505B Obverse of store card 505B/500. Perry = Phila merchant.
An article showing that the 500-Series are Philadelphia store cards is be-
ing prepared by Jack Detwiler.
Added Dies. A list of the added dies and the reasons for their addition are
found in the table below.
ADDED DIE REASON - NEW DIE FOR
57B 57B/57B, see V4N4p6. t
58A 58A/255 and 58A/434, ANS collection.
70 A 70A/475A, see V4N4p6. Half Card.
76 A 76A/522, was Ohio 74A-15a, see V8N3p84. Half Card.
100A 100A/100A, ANS collection.
137A 129/137A in Fuld’s 3rd Edition, no photo.
183A 31/183A, ANS collection
188A 188A/0 (blank reverse), see V4N4p6.
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225A 225A/327, See V8N2p35.
226A 226A/322A, see V5N4p5.
252A 252A/0, see V4N4p6.
286A 286A/287, was NY 630AG-8a, half card.
322A 226A/322A, see V5N4p5.
342A 51/342A in Fuld’s 3rd Edition, no photo.
352A 82/352A and 231/352A, see V8N2pp36-37.
352B 230/352B, see V8N2pp36-37
390 A 390 A/390 A (Obverse incused). To be published.
406A 126/406A in Fuld’s 3rd Edition, no photo.
452A 444/452A in Fuld’s 3rd Edition, no photo. Half Card.
456B 76/456B in Fuld’s 3rd Edition, no photo.
469B 154/469B, see V8N4pl33. Half Card.
475A 70A/475A, see V4N4p6. Half Card.
510A 510A (President’s House)/512 and 510A/513, ANS collection.
522 76/522 and 76A/522, were OH 74A-14a and OH 74A-15a
(V8N3p84). Half Cards.
523 523/523 (Obverse incused) and 76/523, were OH 1750-6a and
5a. Half Cards.
524 156/524, was OH 165FC-3a. Half Card.
525 73/525, was OH 175C-13a. 525/0, was OH 175C-14a. Half Card.
Coming Up. Our plans for the added, deleted, and revised Fuld listings
and lists of medals, half cards, politicals, possible store cards, and non-con-
temporary tokens will be published in a future issue of the Journal.
Schedule. A typed, final draft is scheduled for completion on August 1,
1976. At that time bids will be solicited for publishing and printing services.
For Board of Governors
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CWTS HISTORIAN
CWTS LM 1 1
P.O.B. 4143
Rockford, IL 61110
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Mail Bid
Lot Description
PATRIOTICS
1. 19/396 VF, 22/442 EF weak obv, both R-2
(2 pcs)
2. 28/303 VF, 43/388 VF, both R-2 (2 pcs)
3. 32/275 F/VF R-7 Scarce
4. 46/339 R&B UNC with sm rev die crack R-l
5. 49/343 R&B UNC R-l
6. 77/331 VF but cleaned R-4 scarce dies found
only on this token
7. 89/356 VG, 97/389 VF edge ding, both R-2
(2 pcs)
8. 104/263 GOOD few dings R-5 Two scarce dies
9. 118/419 EF R-4 Seldom seen this nice
10. 138/255 AU with one spot, 138/434 VF (2 pcs)
11. 142/347 CH MOSTLY BRN UNC R-8 Rare dies. A
comparable specimen sold for $53.50 several
months ago.
12. 160/417 FINE R-5
13. 168/311 VF, 174/272 F/VF, both R-l (2 pcs)
14. 207/409 FINE, 208/410 FINE, both R-l (2 pcs)
15. 223/328 VG R-2 BY error
16. 231/352 CH BRN UNC R-l
17. 233/312 MOSTLY BRN UNC R-l
18. 240/341 R&B UNC but somewhat weak,
2 rev spots R-l
19. 240/337 R&B UNC R-l
20. 242/374 CH R&B UNC R-2
21. 247/377 CH MOSTLY BRN UNC R-2
22. 257/311 FINE but dark R 3
STORE CARDS
23. IL 150AB-2a FINE sm clip, R-8
24. IL150AS-la FINE R-5
25. IL 300A-la FINE with traces of an old cleaning,
R-8 The only token from this town. Rare
26. IN 550D- la VG R-4
27. IN 740C-la VG R-6 The only token by this
merchant
28. MA 260A-la VFR-5
29. Ml 180A-la F/VF R-6
30. Ml 610C-4a FINE R-7 Scarce town
31. NY lOG-la MOSTLY RED UNC R-3
32. NY 630M-9g VF R-5, NY 630M-12ao VF R-6
(2 pcs)
33. NY 630AJ-la EF clashed dies R-3, NY 630AK-la
VF R-2 (2 pcs)
34. NY 630AO-6a VF R-8
CHARLES E. KIRTLEY
Lot Description
STORE CARDS
35. NY 630AQ 4a EF, NY 630AY-3a VF, both R-l
(2 pcs)
36. NY 630AR- lb UNC R-6
37. NY 630AS-lbCH UNC R-3 Washington
38. NY 630BB 7d UNC with one very minor obv spot
R-8 COPPER -NICKEL
39. NY 630B K-3a CH BRN UNC R-5
40. NY 630BM la F/VF R-l, NY 630BZ-la VF 2 sm
clips R-2 (2 pcs)
41. NY 630BR-la MOSTLY BRN UNC 2 spots,
1 rev ding R-2
42. NY 940A-la FINE R-3
43. OH 150B la VG/F R-7 Scarce two merchant towr
44. OH 165FI-2a GOOD R-6
45. OH 165CW-la CH MOSTLY BRN UNC R-9
46. OH 190B-2a F/VF R-6
47. OH 200A-3i CH BU An unlisted variety of the
IMPORORTER error, ZINC
48. OH 250A-la FINE but dark R-3 Single merchant
town
49. OH 710A-3a FINE R-7 Two merchant town
50. OH 860C-lb VF R-3, OH 990A-la VF R-2 (2 pcs)
51. OH 905A-la ABT FINE R-5
52. PA 525A-la CH MOSTLY BRN UNC R-5 Single
merchant town
53. PA 765A-3a CH R&B UNC but once cleaned R-9
54. PA 765D-5a R&B UNC few spots R-9
55. PA 765H-2a VF R-6 Scarce merchant
56. PA 7650-23 CH R&B UNC R-7
57. PA 765V-4a VF but once cleaned R-6
Scarce merchant
58. Rl 700C-5a CH MOSTLY RED UNC R-7 Rl tokens
are seldom found in unc condition. This one
is exceptionally nice.
59. WV 890D-4a VG R-6 Scarce state
60. Wl 450A-la FINE R-7 The only token from this
town. Very scarce
61. Wl 510H-la VFR-5
62. Wl 5 lOAP-la FINE R-3 Douglas die 1155
63. Wl 620A-la FINE with large clip R-6
64. Wl 920G-la VFR-6
Prices realized will be available after the sale for 50£
No telephone bids please.
Am always interested in buying Civil War Tokens and
other exonumia.
P.O. Box 5807, D.S. Durham, NC 27706
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In the last issue of the Journal it was reported that a hoard of more than
1,000 pieces of the F. Gies storecards of Detroit, Mich, were being offered for
sale by Bowers and Ruddy Galleries. Information has now been obtained as
to the number of pieces of each of the six varieties in the hoard, so that new
rarity ratings can be assigned. They are as follows:
Variety
No. of pieces
Former rarity
New rarity
225AE-3a Plain
74
R9
High R5
225AE-3a Counterstamped
14
Unlisted
R7
225AG-la Plain
500
R7
High R3
225AG-la Counterstamped
84
Unlisted
R5
225AG-3a Plain
342
R8
R4
225AG-3a Counterstamped
40
Unlisted
R6
According to the above tally, which was furnished to Bowers and Ruddy
by Jesse Patrick of San Francisco, from whom the firm acquired the hoard,
there were a total of 1,054 pieces in all. However, Bowers and Ruddy’s
accounts show that a total of 1,040 pieces were purchased. In any event the
discrepancy is slight and unlikely to affect the rarity ratings shown.
The three new counterstamped varieties are illustrated herein, for the first
time to my knowledge. It is interesting to note that the single punch used for
the counterstamping appears to have progressively broken down as the job
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continued. On the AG-la specimen illustrated (which is counterstamped on
both sides) the lettering is complete, F. GIES. On the other two pieces which
appear to have been counterstamped later, the lettering reads F. GIFS.
John Canfield has a very late counterstamp on which only F. G is visible.
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uollectors of these pieces may question whether the counterstamping was
done during the Civil War period or afterward. My opinion is that it was
probably done during the Civil War, shortly after the tokens were delivered.
This is because the general circulation of this type of token was banned by
Act of Congress in April, 1864 after which time the tokens would have been
called in. After that time there would have been no reason for the merchant
to go to the trouble of counterstamping the tokens.
Some collectors who purchased sets of tokens from the hoard report that
the actual condition of the pieces they received was well below the AU to un-
circulated condition as advertised. While this information serves to warn
collectors who are condition conscious, it also indicates that the pieces in the
hoard did circulate for some time, and therefore tends to support the view
that the counter stamping was done during the Civil War period when the
tokens were still used as money.
Unfortunately I was unable to learn anything about the discovery of the
hoard, except that Bowers and Ruddy purchased it from Patrick at a mid-
western coin show in 1974. Whether or not the hoard was in the possession
of the Gies family for a century, as the Bowers and Ruddy firm claimed in
their advertisement, cannot now be verified. Hopefully more information on
this point will be soon available.
The merchant, Fred Gies, came to Detroit from Neustadt in 1830 with his
father, Heinrich, and other members of the family. Fred and his brothers
Paul and John operated the gravel roofing business which issued the tokens.
Paul Gies was an elected city and state official, and was a captain in Com-
pany A, 27th Regiment, during the Civil War. The family pronounced their
name to rhyme with geese.
All of the Mich. 225AE, AF and AG tokens with the various spellings of
Gies were issued by this firm. An examination of the various pieces indicates
that three different obverse dies were used, two of which were altered to cor-
rect misspellings.
Die No. 1 in its original state was used to strike the AF-la and lb vari-
eties. The name is spelled “GEISS.” Notice that the R of WATER, the G of
CONG and the R of BRUSH are all re-engraved, or double-punched.
This die was then altered (we will call the altered die No. 1-A) by changing
“GEISS” to “GEIS” (also a misspelling). This Die 1-A was then used to
strike the AE varieties.
Die No. 2 in its original state was used to strike the AF-2 through 6 vari-
eties. On this the name is also spelled “GEISS.” The R of DEALER, the T
of BOOTS, and the second S of PROVISIONS are all re-engraved, and parts
of other letters are visible to the left of H and below A of HAY.
This die was then altered to No. 2-A by changing “F. GEISS” to “F.
GIES” by sinking the new spelling over the old in larger letters. This Die 2-
A was then used to strike the AG-3 through 5 varieties.
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No strikings are known from Die No. 3 in its original state, on which the
name was spelled “GEIS.” Evidently before putting this die in use, Cincin-
nati Die Sinker John Stanton discovered his third botched spelling in as
many tries and corrected the die to read “GIES” over “GEIS.” This die,
which appears to have no other re-engraved letters, was then used to strike
varieties AG-la, lal and 2d.
From this analysis it becomes evident that “GEISS” was the first spelling
used by Stanton, then “GEIS,” and finally “GIES” which we know from the
counterstamp to be the correct spelling. We therefore can determine a prob-
able order of issuance.
First: All of the AF varieties (from dies 1 and 2). Note that on these
pieces, no change has yet been made to the misspelled name; the error is as
yet undetected.
Second: All of the AE varieties (from die 1-A). The error has now been
caught, but the changed spelling is still wrong. (It is possible also at this
stage that some strikes, now unknown, from die No. 3 before overstamping
of the name, were made. )
Third: Varieties AG-3a, 4a, 4b and 5a (from die 2-A, “F. GIES” over-
stamped on the die with the first misspelling).
Finally: Varieties AG-la, lal and 2d (from die 3, “F. GIES” over second
misspelling).
Acknowledgments: Steve and Mary Gorman, Q. David Bowers, John M.
Murbach, John W. Canfield, Dale H. Cade, and Kenneth Trobaugh, all
contributed to the substance of this article.
1976 DUES RENEWAL REMINDER
Please return your dues renewal before 15 December, rather than 1 January
as previously reported, so that all of the necessary mailings may be com-
pleted prior to the postage rate increases scheduled to go into effect after
Christmas. The money you save will be your own.
Special Offer to SOCIETY MEMBERS
Second, Revised Edition of
U.S. CIVIL WAR STORECARDS
Limited number copies available at special low price of $28.00. Order yours from
r. #3 st. Rte. 587 Richard E. Brown Fostoria,ohio44830
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The patriotic token, 172/429 C R4, is unusual in that the obverse and the
reverse are found on but one patriotic token and neither side appears muled
with any other patriotic token. It is struck in only one metal, copper. Fuld
die# 429 is not to be found on any other storecard and I have only been able
to find one storecard bearing Fuld 172 (New 1221) after just a quick cursory
thumbing through Fuld’s U.S. Civil War Store Cards.
The above two dies were products of engraver A. Gleason of Hillsdale,
Michigan. Evidently Gleason was not an overly aggressive businessman;
spent little time as an engraver or maybe his dies were just not too popular
with too many other merchants. The only issuer of storecards that I could
find using die 172 ( 1221 ) was A. Gleason himself, and then on only one varie-
ty of token.
I wish to share some interesting observations Jack Detwiler made con-
cerning A. Gleason and his work, after I prevailed upon him to offer com-
ments and criticism regarding this article. He certainly has a keen eye and
uncanny ability for getting insights concerning this field of CW tokens. Jack
observed that A. Gleason and his style seemed to parallel engraver Higgins
of “Indiana Primitive” fame. Both men came from small towns and prepared
tokens for local merchants and others in nearby towns. The workmanship of
both was rather poor and they both used punch dies to fill up vacant space
on their tokens. One might say that Gleason’s tokens could be classed as
“Michigan Crudes” vs. Higgins’ now famous “Indiana Primitive”. Neither
man was an “A” speller. Higgins has his Fuld #431 “Value me as you pleas”
(minus the “e” error) and Gleason, not to be outdone, has his “Military
Necesity” (minus the “ss”.) It could well be that Gleason, like Higgins, was
a part time die sinker. Gleason with his “Michigan Crudes” could not have
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made a full time living from his die sinking alone. He supplied tokens to 27
merchants in seven towns.
Patriotic token 172/429 not only was rather difficult to obtain, but offered
a greater challenge to me as to what did it mean. What do you think “Mili-
tary Necessity” referred to?
The more I read about the Civil War, the more confused I became. I asked
this question of many CW token collectors and history buffs as well. The
more I inquired the more diverse speculations I acquired. Let me share a few
possibilities with you. Did “Military Necessity” refer to the fact that the
North had to wage total war against the South? Was it a justification for the
issuance of private coinage, namely the copperheads, at a time of scarcity of
small change? Perhaps it justified the placement of General Butler as mili-
tary commander over New Orleans? Did it refer to placing Blacks into the
military? Was it an explanation for Sherman’s March to the sea? Maybe it
was the motive of establishing the draft?
As plausible as each of these premised seems, I decided to just do more
reading about the war. I began reading Carl Sandburg’s The War Years. As
I began reading volume two, chapter 34, lo and behold! There it was: “Mili-
tary Necessity.”
Chapter 34 deals with the Emancipation Proclamation. It is necessary to
review the circumstances leading up to this point. Lincoln clearly stated
that as president his role was to preserve the Union. He went so far as to
by Sterling A. Rachootin
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state that he had no wish to interfere with slavery wherever it existed. How-
ever, by the middle of 1862 the South had won the early battles and it was
obvious the Southerners, tasting the fruits of victory, had no intention of re-
joining the Union. The Northerners were dispirited as they had expected a
quick victory over the South. The abolitionists were restive. Great Britain
was eyeing southern cotton for her newly built textile industry and was ser-
iously considering recognizing the Confederacy. France was meddling in
Mexico and flirting with the South also.
Lincoln had to make drastic changes. One was to reverse his stand on sla-
very. It should be noted that by 1838 England had banned slavery in her co-
lonies. Many of the Latin American colonies had abolished slavery after
they had won their independence from Spain. Even backward Russia had
freed her serfs (like slaves) in 1861. The U.S., Brazil, and Cuba were yet to
take steps to rid slavery in their countries. Lincoln knew that England
would not intervene on the side of the South if the abolition of slavery were
to become a crusade. The northern abolitionists had to be placated and the
South had to be demoralized. By this time the border states were secure un-
der Union control. Something had to be done.
The Emancipation Proclamation was the answer, but it had to be so timed
that it would not appear to come about as an act of desperation by the
North. In September of 1862 Lincoln capitalized on the questionable north-
ern victory over Lee’s forces at Antietam, to proclaim to the South that it
had until January 1, 1863 to lay down its arms and to rejoin the Union or he
would free the slaves. This order was a preliminary Emancipation Proclama-
tion.
On December 31, 1862, just one day before the Emancipation Proclama-
tion was to be announced, Lincoln met with his cabinet to discuss the final
MINUTES
The annual meeting of the Civil War Token Society was called to order by
President Richard Brown. Treasurer, Benj Fauver submitted his report and
announced that a flow of funds and annual statement is available to all
members for the asking.
Jon Harris gave a report of the results of his research on the ANS Civil
War token collection. Many new varieties, both major and minor, were
found. The printed results of the research were available for sale to members
present.
Jack Detwiler brought the members up to date on the new 4th edition of
the Patriotic book. This book, the joint product of a committee of eight
CWTS members, will go the printer in about one year. It will have about 370
pages. The price is as yet undetermined.
President Brown announced the resignation of Jim Hall as editor of the
Journal and announced the appointment of Dave Schenkman to replace Jim.
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details. Salmon Chase, Secretary of the Treasury, had written his own draft
of a proclamation for the president’s perusal. Lincoln especially liked
Chase’s last paragraph, and it gave him the idea for justification of his ac-
tion. Lincoln made a minor change in the paragraph and added the words
“military necessity” which clarified his legal basis. Chase’s altered para-
graph now read:
“And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice warranted
by the Constitution upon MILITARY NECESSITY, I invoke the con-
siderate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty
God”.
As president and commander in chief in time of war, Lincoln had found his
answer to the knotty slavery question in “Military Necessity”. His line of
reasoning is: “The Constitution invests the commander -in-chief with the law
of war in time of war. The most that can be said-if so much-is that slaves are
property. Is there-has there ever been-any question that by the law of war,
property, both of enemies and friends, may be taken when needed? And is it
not needed whenever taking it helps us and hurts the enemy? ...”
It should be stated that most Americans have not taken the time to read
the Emancipation Proclamation. If they did, they would learn that it did not
free a single slave in the United States as so many people want to believe.
What it did do was to free the slaves in the Confederacy where there was no
federal control and authority. The Emancipation Proclamation was not a
moral pronouncement ending slavery, but a “Military Necessity” that soon
afterwards led to the abolishment of slavery. Slavery remained legal in the
North until after the Civil War was terminated and until Congress and the
states that were still in the Union passed the 13th Amendment on December
18, 1865.
President Brown also announced the resignation of Cliff Temple as authenti-
cator and appointed Gaylord Lipscomb to replace him.
A suggestion that the Society cause the reprinting of non-available CWTS
Journal issues was made and favorable discussion ensued. Mr. Schenkman
was asked to look into the possibility of doing this.
Rick Hartzog led a discussion about the possible computerization of Civil
War token collections and transactions with an eye to establishing a more
accurate picture of rarities and prices. A lively discussion about the possibi-
lities of accomplishing such a task was held and the matter was left unre-
solved.
The meeting concluded with an entertaining slide program conducted by
Jack Detwiler.
Respectfully submitted,
H. Joseph Levine
125
7 JAN 1976
CIVIL tikxL ToKEN SOCIETY AUClloN it 20
TERMS u F CALL - - HEAD CAREFULLY CLuSING DATE
1. Send bids to Dale Cade, 2651*8 Mazur Drive, Rancho ralos Verdes, Calif., 9027U
2. ATI tokens have been classified by members, and errors will be corrected if bidder
returns lot within 5 days of receipt.
3. Bids are to be made by lot number. For identical bids, earliest postmark wins.
R. BIDS OF $10 uR Ml RE RILL BE REDUCED TO 5 TO 7 % OVER SECOND HIGHEST BID. BIDS
LESS THAN $10 RILL NOT BE REDUCED.
5. Terms are cash. Rayment is to be made within 10 days after receipt of billing.
Bidders will pay postage and insurance.
6. Barents (as agents) should submit bids for minors.
7. Auction Manager reserves the right to reject any bid or to withdraw any lot.
8. Listings per 1ULD, "US CIVIL .VAR oToRECARDS" & " PATRIOTIC CIVIL /.AH TuKENS".
9. Minimum bids requested by Sellers are shown in parentheses ( ).
10. Rrlces realized list available after the close of the auction, and may be ordered
at the time bids are submitted. Rrice per copy is 50£.
11. All tokens are copper unless otherwise indicated.
12. <Vith today's increasing token prices, and in fairness to the consignors,
BIDS UNDER $1.50 ARE RESRECTKJLLY DECLINED.
CONNECTICUT
1. 35B-la R3 IF obv has gray-green
deposits around letters, die
chip rev
2. Same UNO brown
ILLINOIS
3. l5oJ-3a N3 F rough surfaces
U. l5oM-la R3 F-b few scratches rev
5. Same VF-f-
6. Same XF
7. l5uM-2a R3 IF obv aie filling,
die breaks rev
8. l5o3-la R3 VF some letter fade rev
9. Same VF some darkening
10. l5<JV-2a H3 VF
11. Same VF loose dirt
12. l5oI-la
H3
VF
some loose dirt
13. l50Z-la
R3
IF
some toning and
greenish residues
1R. 15UAA-Ia
RR
VF
scratches rev, may
have been cleaned
15. l50AC-la
R2
VF
some letter fade obv
16. Same VF
17. 150AD-la
R2
VF
some loose dirt
18. l50AJ-la
R3
VF
19. l5uAJ-2a
R3
VF
weak obv
20. l50AK-2a
RR
XF
rusty die and
small cud rev
21. l5UAD-0a
N3
IF
dies filling, traces
of luster
22. 150AI-Ia
R2
IF
23. 15UAZ-3*
R2
VF
rim pinch
2R. 150AE-Ra
R 2
VF
stain obv, rev
rim rough
25. 15uBB-3a
HU
F
uneven strikes
26. 300A-la
R8
VF
holed at 1 & 7 o' c.
only card this town
27. 50GB-ia R2 VF some spots rev
28. 775A-iLa R5 VG 3- cleaned, "fingerprints"
INDIANA
29. 175F-la R6 AG severely eroded, only
card this merchant, make an offer
30. Same F (MB #6.0 0;
31. 29QE-i*a R6 VG tiro pieces this lot
32. Same F two pieces this lot, both
have rim damage areas
33. 29GE— 5a R6 F weak rev
3R. Same XF both dies filling causing
some detail loss, probably cleaned
35 . 63QA-^ja R3 VF holed at R o'c
36. 63QB-la RR F wedge planchet, ooloring
is blue -gray
37. 74oB-la R5 VF-f- rusty dies
38 . 800A— 2a BS F -4- rev has I* .mini 1 ril amnnri
shaped punohmarks, obv has 1*
flatted areas due to punchmarka
MASSACHUSETTS
39. ll5B-2a
R5
IF some die breaks both
sides, rev die clashed
RO. 115EA-la
R5
IF 4- some green deposits
rev
Rl. 260A-la
R5
VF +■
MICHIGAN
R2. 5D-2a R6 VF
R3. 190A-la
R2
VF multi-colored toning
RR. 225N-La
R2
F loose dirt
R5. oame VF
soire letter fade
R6. 225AX-2a
R3
VF cleaned, some
scratches obv
R7. 225BI-2a
R5
AU small stain rev.
some luster
R8. 225BY-la
R2
IF
R9. 225GJ-Ia
R5
IF
50. 225CR-2a
R7
F dark
51. 225CS-Ra
R2
IF some loose dirt obv
52. RRuA-3a
K6
VF loose dirt
53* U5CG-2*
5R. Same VF
RR
VF
55. 525C-3S
R9
AU some luster, stain rev
56. 525D-Ra
R3
F cleaned, weak obv
57. 96<JA-7a
R3
VF weak obv
NE.i JnRSnY
58. 885A-lb
brass R3 IF f
NE.. York
59. lOA-la R2 F loose dirt
60. 10A-5a R2 F
61. Same F dark, rough surfaces
62. lOG-la R3 VF
63. Same IF rev date weak
6k. lQH-la & 89uB-9b two piece lot, both
HI, VG & VG-H , should be worth
#2.25
63. 10H-3aa RR VF small green spot rev
66. luH-5aa R3 F dark, rough rims
67. Same F +
68. 10H-8a R3 VF
69. Same VF +
7u. Same AU some toning
71. 95A-la H2 VF small rim dent obv
72. lUuA-la HI IF loose dirt
73. 1U5B— la2 RR F
7U. 63OC-7* RR VF -j- die break rev,
probably cleaned
75. 630D-la R2 XF traces of luster
76. 63GL-5a R2 F
77. 630M-4*a R5 IF long cud rev
78. 630M-13a R3 F+- rusty dies
79. 630M-13b brass RR AU stain on rev,
central area of obv weak due to
filling die, some luster
80 . 63QN-3a R R XF-f-
126
-
81.
02.
83.
84.
85.
86.
87.
88.
89.
90.
91.
92.
93.
94.
95.
96.
97.
98.
99.
63UT-0* K2 F+-
630X-0* 43 IF
63UAK-0* R2 XF4-
dame AU traces of luster
63UAi-2a 43 VF X
63UAL-0* H2 UNC partial 4K rim,
full luster
dame UNC obv die misaligned, full
luster, may have been cleaned
q3uAl-6a K1 VF slight pitting obv
63oA^ia
63UAT-2*
HI
R2
XF
VF
63uAU-Oa
dame XF
63uBL-6a
630LI-la
63UBI-2*
63ubh-la
630Bd-2a
63OBII -la
630BV -la
depwsit each side
small green
R 2 XF stains rev
K4
H2
K2
HI
VF
HI
KL
stain rev
two small gouges obv
P, 2
100.
101.
102.
103.
104.
105.
106.
107.
108.
109.
no.
111.
112.
113.
114.
115.
116.
117.
118.
1 19.
120.
121.
122.
VF
AU
XF
AU
loose dirt
AU
F -X slightly bent,
moderate pitting
630bX-2g lead R2 G
43 XF
43 XF uneven strike
K2 XF X die break rev.
_ very small clip
630b/ -la ™
630CB-U
630COw*a
some luster
630OO- la 43 AU luster, some
staining
630CH— la HI AU 50> luster
630Gl-la H2 XF
89oA-la 43 XF some luster
85>OB-lb brass 41 VF several
deep scratches obv
890B-7b brass Ob IF rust color
89QB«^b brass KL F
123.
124.
125.
126.
L27.
89uB-llb
brass
R7
VF -t- small
corrosion spot
obv
89uB-0.7b
brass
R5
F
89uB-l8b
brass
ia
F X dark obv
dame VF
89QB-20b
brass
R2
VF
89UB-21b
brass
H6
VG X
890B-24b
brass
H7
F X
89uB-3ub
brass
4 2
VF i
890B-32b
brass
H8
XF r
890B-33b
brass
h6
XF
890B-j4b
brass
H9
AU die breaks
obv,
. luster
890L-lb
brass
HI
F stains.
has
been cleaned
890L-5b
brass
H3
XF
890b -9b
905B-2 a
905C-1*
brass
brass
42 VF
43 VF
H4
H2
VF
XF
L26.
L29.
130.
L31.
L32.
433 •
■34.
J5.
36.
37.
38.
39.
IS:
stains
scratch on rev
reaaish color
OHIO
165BV-Iua si i" XF rev cud, some
loose oirt
1650F— 2a 43 F small clip
l65DB-3a 43 F rusty rev die
165U1-1* h4 VF rim nick rev
165E4-6* 43 VF small cuds each side
l6$FI-6a H4 F-f-
l65FM-7a h6 VF
165GH-3* t<h VF small rim nicks
and rusty die rev
l65Gii-£a 44 VF gmai i clip
l65Gb^loa 45 VF cud on rev
2000-4* R2 VF
400A-2* 44 basic piece ia F/VF axcept
attempt* to punch mark both sides
have reduced grade to VG
506A-ia H2 VF dark
045A-'L» 45 F dark, one merchant town
rmuHqXLVAlfl-A
142. 75oG-2b
brass H6 XF X small stain
obv
, popular piece
143. ol5A-la
42
XT' punch mark obv at
11 <
o'c.
raised area rev at 1 o'c
144. 7508-0*
112
AU some luster
14b. 750m-0*
H5
VF
146. 76bC-0*
R2
XF
147. 7obF-Ua
14o. 765R-3a
RU
XF
R2
XF some scratches
RHODc
loLAidJ
1U9. 700A-U*
R3
XF
lbO. dame XF
i
xldOuUdld
151. 5<JA-la H7 XF holed at 6 o'c,
only card this town
152. 25uI-Ua H 5 VF some scratches rev,
"ZZ dt Louis" error
153. UlGu-la HU VF reddish color
154. 5lu0-la H2 UiiG coppery lnster,
few small black spots rev
155. 5lQL-la H2 UNO luster, stains rev
156. 5408-1* H7 VF dark, rough surfaces,
old rim digs rev i»i3 olu.uu;
157. 620H-la 43 VF some loose dirt,
sma 1 ] rim bruise obv
li>8. ?00a-2a HU XF son® loose oirt
159. 700G-3a K7 XF holed at 12 o'c
lou. 92uA-4.a ii3 F reddish color
161. 92uL-0* iij VG - dark, partial
circular gouge each side
FA'iHloTIC
162. 1/229 Hi XF
163. 1/391 KL several gouges on rev
reuuce grade to F
16U. 1/391 brass iiU F gouges both
sides, sent
165. same basic token graoes AU except
detail loss both sides reduce
grade to XF, rev die rusty
166. 5/288 K2 VF p right side of rev worn
167. 5/288 brass 43 VF some scratches obv
168. 6/268 KL VF
169. oame XF obv die rusty, small dip
170. 6A/317 HI VF obv die filling
171. dame VF small clip, some scratches
both 3ides, may have oeen cleaned
172. 6B/308 43 XF
173. 68/309 KL XF some green deposits
both sides
174. 6B/31u 43 XF small pit obv, some
green deposits both sides
175. 7/315 R2 VFx
176. 0/309 43 F some pitting obv
177. 8/314 41 F rev weak and has sane
green deposits
178. 10/298 H2 XF f some luster, anal 1
green spot rev
179. lo/312 KL VF 4 obv surface rough
180. dame AU obv die rusty, some luster
181. 11/298, 97/389 & 135/440 as a single
let. HI & R2, G & VG, they're
bruised and scarred but ought
to be worth *3.50 for the lot
182. 11/298 41 F dark, rough ewfaoes
183. Same VF loose dirt rev, many wall
gouges obv
184. Same XF
18b. Same XF rough obv
186. Same XF -X
187. 13/297 K2 VF loose dirt
188. dame VF
189. Same XF m«l l planchet gouge obv
190. Same XF
191. Same XF X- cleaned, two small corrosion
spots obv
127
1^2. 15/319 R2 All rusty ohv die,
lots of luster
193. 16/300 K3 VF
198. 16/301 HU VF dark, loose dirt
195. 17/338 R2 F
156. Same XF +-
197. 18/353, 19/396, 23/306, 35/265,
83/388, 51/382, 81/337 seven piece
lot, HI thru H5, mostly VG, some
have pitting, ought to be worth i>7.00
198. I9/390 H2 F cleaned
199. Same F rough obv
200. Same VF weak rev, green spot obv
201. Same VF
202. 20/303 83 F rev weak and has
some scratches
203. 25/U18 rth XF
20U. 27/365 R3 F
205. 28/30 3 H2 VF some green 3pots
206. Same XF
207. 28/303 brass R5 VF
208. 29/3ol R2 Ff
209. Same VF dark, loose dirt
210. 38/276 R8 basic pieoe grades VF,
but both sides have been mutilated
by many deep scratches
211. 35/265 R5 F-t- both sloes have
nh nark
6 F reodish color, rev has
some green deposits
213. 36/380 H2 F4-
21U. dame VF shield worn
215. Same VF dark, scratches both sides
216. Same VF
217. 37/83U HI XF small green deposit obv
218. Same XF *-
219. Ul/337 R2 F obv die rusty
220. Same F scratches on obv, holed
at 12 o»c
221. Same F ^cleaned, rusty dies
222. Same VF
223. U3/387 HU XF loose uirt, small
cud rev
22U. U5/332 R1 VF
225. Same VF-f rim damage rev
226. Same XF loose dirt
227. U5/350 R2 F *- weak obv
228. Same VF weak obv
229. Same AU obv detail weak due to filled
die, rev drum detail and part of
near cannon detail missing ^ filled
die?;, lots of luster
230. U6/335 R2 XF
231. U6/339 R1 VF dark, loose uirt
232. U7/332 HI VF f-
233. Same XF
23U. Sane XF dark
235. Same XF-+- rev die rusty
236. U9/3US HI VF some loose dirt
237. Same VF 4- some loose dirt
238. Same XF small clip, scratch on obv,
some greenish deposits
239. 50/335 HI XF
2UO. 51/33U HI VF cleaned, punchmark on
obv, usual weak obv
2U1. Same XF dark, usual weak obv
282. Same XF 4- some luster, usual weak obv
283. 51/3U2 R1 VF strong obv, rev
2UU.
2U5.
2U6.
287.
2U6.
2U9.
250.
251.
252.
die filling
Sane VF-f- strong obv
Same XF strong obv, rev die filling
Same XF strong obv, rev die filling
52/296
52/3U2
m
55/162
Sane VF
RU F -f obv rim damage
fll VF f- dark
R1 XF die breaks rev
R2 VF holed at 5 o'c
HI VF cleaned
253.
25U.
255.
256.
257.
258.
259.
260.
261.
262.
263.
26U.
265.
266.
267.
268.
269.
27u.
271.
272.
273.
27U.
275.
276.
277.
278.
279.
26u.
281.
282.
283.
28U.
285.
286.
287.
258.
289.
290.
291.
292.
293.
29U.
295.
296.
297.
298.
299.
300.
301.
302.
303.
3oU.
3u5.
306.
3u7.
308.
309.
310.
311.
312.
313.
31U.
58/U39 H3 VF
59/385 R2 VF
62/367 R3 F "bo" on obv nearly
gone, rev die rusty, clip
Same VF cleaned
65/371 RU VF scratches on obv
66/370 R2 All some luster
69/371 R3 F some scratches rev
77/331 HU VF r
79/351 HI VF
Same XF
80/351 R3 XF
81/351 HI VF *
82/3i>2 hi F dark, rough surfaces,
green deposits rev
86/357 R2 XF
87/356 R2 VF cleaned
Same VF 1 damage areas both sides
Same XF
89/356 R2 F
Same VF
90/36U HI VF-*- scratches on obv,
some loose dirt
91/303 H3 18 fine scratches both
sides from previous cleaning
91/832 .i-U i<8 XF -* small rim
cut each side
93/362 R2 F
Same F ♦-
95/368 i£2 Ff
Same F 4 dark
97/389 R2 F dark
Same F dark, rev is ..eak and has
some scratches
Same VF
lo6/U32 C-U SB UWC partial RH rim
rev, full luster that is starting
to tone, a worth addition to
any collection
107/832 HI VF
111/3UO R3 VF some rev detail missing
oame VF some rev detail, weak
111/3UU nickel H9 VG
112/396 HI VG dark
Same F 4
Same F *
Same VF
Same VF
Same XF
117/U20 HI F rusty dies, large
cud obv
Same F4- rusty dies, large cud obv
Same VF obv has two small corrosion
spots
Same XF
117/U2u brass RU VF 4
Same UNO several stain areas obv
118/U18 K2 iff
119/390 two pieces this lot, HI,
both VG, should be worth *2.25
119/398 HI F
oame F t
12U/29U R7 XF some green deposits rev
127/177 German Oliver R7 F
127/288 brass R3 VF
128/289 brass R3 XF t both dies
clashed, pin soldered to rev
135A?9 C-4J over U.S. cent. «9 XF
obv has full RH rim and diametral
die break, rev double struck
135/U*o R2 VF some scratches and
pinpricks
Same VF diametral die break obv
Same XF diametral die break obv
135/881 R2 VF cleaned, small cud obv
136/397 R1 VF cleaned
Same HI VF
Same VF 4-
128
315. 137/395 HI F motto on rev
partially gone
316. Same VF "man clip, rev has
some letter fade
317. 138/434 HI VF -f-
318.
Same
XF
319.
Same
AU
some toning
320.
16U/394
RL VF
321.
Same
XF
322.
Same
XF
323.
151/430
RL VF -
324.
Same
VF
X
325.
326.
327.
32d.
329.
330.
331.
332.
333.
331.
335.
336.
337.
338.
339.
310.
3U.
312.
313.
311.
315.
316.
317.
318.
319.
350.
351.
352.
353.
?£:
Sam VF
163/352
Same VF
R5 VF-r cleaned
A 2
■t
F-f- loose dirt
Same VF x
Same AU filling dies have caused
some detail loss
161J312 HI VF dark
165/lOU R5 F-h Indiana Primitive,
weak obv strike, holed at 12 o'c
Same VF weak obv strike
169/213 R2 VF
173/272 KL fff'
171/272 fa VF obv has swirl gouge
came VF dark, rough surfaces
Same XF
Same XT'
Same XF 4- greenish color on high spots
Same AU
176/271
Same VF
Same VF
Same VF f
177/271 R2 VF rev die rusty
178/266 K3 VF -
178/267 KL VG dark LIB sl.UO;
letter fade rev
fa F
some green deposits
cleaned, rim damage obv
356.
IU:
359.
360.
361.
362.
363.
366.
365.
366.
IS:
369.
370.
371.
372.
373.
371.
375.
376.
377.
378.
X
Same F
Same VF
Same VF f- some rev detail weak
l8u/3H fa F cleaned, obv legend gone
Same F obv legend gone
l8u/U3u R6 F + full legend obv
18uA/341 A -6 est R8 F r 18,5 na strike
off center on 22 aa planchet, some
minor damage areas both sides
1 ref Journal V 510119;
188/386 R2 XF
188/635 H8 XF small green spot rev
189/399 fa VF
Same XF some loose dirt
Same XF i
Same AU
151/643 fa VF
Same VF 4
Same XF traces of luster
195/376 R6 XF die breaks rev
196/355 R3 VF
Same XF die breaks obv
201/632 R3 F part of rev legend gone
Same VF central area weak both sides
201/632 C-Jf R5 AU off center strike
on oversize planchet, uneven strike
on rev cansing some detail loss,
full EH rim obv
202/636 fa VF
203/412 R2 Ff
Same F -f has been cleaned
203/413 83 Ft
B3 F x
oome green deposits
H2 VF
some light green deposits
0/;. _
205/410
Same VF
206/320
Sams VF
Same XF
206/323
R3 VF
381.
382.
383.
384.
385.
386.
387.
388.
389.
390.
391.
392.
393.
394.
395.
396.
397.
398.
399.
600.
401.
402.
603.
4u4.
4u>.
406.
407.
608.
409.
610.
611.
612.
613.
Ulh.
415.
616.
619.
420.
621.
622.
623.
626.
625.
426.
427.
428.
629.
430.
431.
432.
433.
634.
435.
636.
439.
440.
461.
642.
443.
664.
465.
207/409 RL F oark, holed at ^ o'c
Same F 4- dark, loose oirt
Same XF some wear on flag, toned
207/410 El VF
Same XF' some flag wear obv, toned
Sams XF -t~ traces of luster
207/612 fa G make an offer
Same VF some discolorations
2o8/61U R1 F f-
Same F F scratches rev
oarne VF’ some green deposits
209/614 R2 VF
216/4l6 R2 VF some loose dirt
oa iae
VF
some
green deposits
oai^e
XF
some
loose oirt
oa me
XF
oame
AU
traces of luster
216/293 R2 F r rev weak
219/320 R1 XF fine scratches from
cleaning, few smal 1 corrosion
spots obv
Same XF may have been cleaned
Same XF
Same AU full luster
219/323 R2 XF
219/323 brass K3 XF NAVY" has
been ground off rev
220/322 RL F dark
Same VF some scratches, holed at 12 o'c
Same VF
Same XF son« loose dirt
Same XF
221/324 R1 F dark, damaged both
sides, make an offer
Same F obv center weak
Same VF
Same VF traces of luster
Same AU few small green spots obv
222/32i> R2 VF F some scratches rev,
loose dirt
Same XF
Same XF
223/328 E2 VF F "BY" error
Same XF few small punchmarks obv,
loose dirt
Same XF deep cut both sides
Same XF dark obv
226/322 R1 VF
Same XF
224/325 R3 F weak obv
Same VF some loose dirt, two small
scratches obv
Same VF some loose oirt, rev has
a few scratches
Same XF rusty die rev
224/326 R1 VF
Same XF some loose dirt
Same XF obv oie rusty, same loose
green deposits rev
X25/327 HI VF
Same VF rev die rusty
Same VF-f
Same XF two rim cuts each side
Same XF rev die rusty, chipped, and
broken
Same XF loose dirt obv
Same XF traces of luster
Same XF +- short scratch obv
225A/327 R3 XF die chip rev
226/321 Rh VF some letter fade obv,
holed at 8 o'c
230/352B R2 XF 4- loop on front
cannon ^Journal V&N2P37;
231/3 52A R1 F some loose dirt,
several deep scratches rev
Same VF
Same VF rev die rusty, has been oleaned
Same VF 3- small corrosion spot rev
129
»6. 231/352A KL VF 4- dark
7. dame VF F
448. dame XF
449. da me XF
45u. Same AD some luster
it 51. 233/312 KL VF
452 . Same XF
453. Same AD traces of luster
454. 236/426 * KL VF
455. Same XF traces of luster
456. 237/U23 KL VF *
457. Same AU fine scratches (.from
cleaning?;, same toning
458. 239/422 K2 AD some luster & toning
459. 24u/341 KL VF obv die filling
460. Same DUG obv die rusty and filling,
some toning
461. 241/336 K1 AD spotty, may have
been cleaned
462. 241/338 R2 F -t rcaigh surfaces
463. Same VF small scratch rev
464. 242/374 R2 VF holed at 6 & 12 o'c
465. 243/247 K3 VF -f two cuds obv
466. 244/291 R2 XF rev die clashed
467. 244/381 K1 VF rev strike uneven,
obv die clashed and weak strike
468. 247/377 H2 VF some loose dirt
469. 247/379 & 7/315 as two piece lot,
R3 G & d2 poor, should be worth
*2.uo for the lot
470. 247/379 H3 VF
471. 249/432 R3 F central portion of
rev detail missing
472. 254/255 KL VF small punchmark rev
473. Same VF
47u. 254/434 HI XF rev die nisty
475. Same XF rev die rusty, cleaned
476. Same XF f- rev die rusty, may have
been cleaned
477. 255/390 HI XF some green deposits
478 . Same XF' 4-
479. Same XF +
48u. 255/392 K1 VF 3ome small glue
traces remain
48l. Same VF small clip
482. 255/393 K1 VF both strikes uneven,
small planchet defect obv
483. Same VF loose oirt, misaligned ales
484. Same XF rusty dies, aonte luster,
thin planchet
485. 255/433 KL XF -» off center strike,
some luster
486. 257/311 R3 AD
487. oame UNO
488. 258/446 H3 F
469. 259/446 H3 AD stain area obv,
fine scratches both sides from
prior cleaning
490. oame UNO 5 luster, some staining
491. 299/350 H2 XF 1 obv oie filling,
die breaks rev
492. 332/336 brass H8 AU rev has light
stain area
493. 337/350 h2 VF 4- some luster
494. oame XF
495. 390/43K K3 VF
U96. oame XF black paintt?; residue
497. 450/471 KL VF loose dirt, punch
mark obv
498. oame XF dark obv
499. dame XF
500. 481/487 brass R8 AU partial patina,
rev has several fine scratches,
entire rim has been crudely filed
but believe the piece to be
genuine
501. 511/515 d«d brass H? AD die breaks
rev, some staining, overall
metallic gray appearance
The following lots are all rimFLIGAo, and
exhibit a minimum of three of the telltale
characteristics of replicas. Ldee previous
Journal auctions for these characteristics;
502. 6A/269 LH4; VF
503. 62/367 LR3; VF
504. 62/367 tH3; VF
505 . 67/372 U5 ; F made to look like C-N
506. 163/352 LH2, VF
507. 174/272 tKL; VF
508. 210/408 VH2; VF
509. 230/352B (R2; VF
510. J31/352A LKL; F f-
511. The preceeding 9 lots t5o2 thru 510;
as a single lot, successful
bid must exceed the sum of the
individual lot successful bids
512. l86l Confederate cent HlFLICA XF
END uF PALP
GGuD LUCK
AUCTION m
The balance of the Larry Brown patriotic collection will be offered in this
auction, and there will be goodies for every one of you patriotic collectors.
~J- ^ -*V|. I - 1*1 if — .A 1 - — -
WANTED: PATRIOTICS
Civil War Patriotic Tokens urgently needed. Ship singles or
collections for generous cash offer or write. Postage <
refunded on all shipments. Prompt, courteous attention to
CHARLES SULLIVAN
Boston, MA 02116 1
"y, Va^1—1 ■- ■*— '^V — — A‘ - 4 n " 1
all replies.
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Box 245
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U.S. CIVIL WAR
STORE CARDS, 2nd Ed.
by
George and Melvin Fuld
The issuance of a Second Edition of George and Melvin Fuld’s U.S.
Civil War Store Cards only three years after the first edition appeared
attests to the significance of the work and the growing number of spe-
cialists in the field. Civil War Tokens were issued by the millions almost
exclusively in the northern states during the war years of 1860-1865.
Of the two types (Patriotic and Store Cards), the Store Cards that are
the subject of this volume were issued by individual merchants in a
great number of cities and towns primarily to make change for their
customers as regular U.S. coinage disappeared from circulation for
these years. This edition includes everything in the first edition plus a
great number of corrections and additions which have been published
in periodicals since 1972. Additionally, new discoveries tabulated by
Jon Harris from the collection of the American Numismatic Society
have been reprinted at the end of the volume from a pamphlet recently
published by the Civil War Token Society. A new foreword introducing
the edition has been added by the publisher and the valuation table
has been updated by the authors.
This hardbound, 704 page Second Edition is a necessity for all of
those who still lack the original edition, now out of print. Quarterman’s
edition has been significantly reduced in size from the original 8V2 x
11” to a handy 6 x 8V2 size — the process also reduces the type to a
small size not suitable for those with limited eyesight ability. This book
contains thousands of illustrations and is the definitive work on the
subject.
$35.00 POSTPAID
QUARTERMAN PUBLICATIONS, INC.
5 South Union Street
Lawrence, Massachusetts 01851
131
G.A. DEFANDORF
by Richard Rossa
I have tried to gather information to write a short biography on G.A. De-
fandorf, but to no avail. There isn’t much information available about him,
but I have uncovered what I believe is sufficient evidence to prove that he
wasn’t a dentist during the Civil War.
The following reasons are why I believe this token was not issued during
the Civil War.
1. Design of token is quite simple, not the style of most Civil War to-
kens.
2. G.A. Defandorf’s father, George Defandorf, was a lawyer who died
in 1880, having bought the property at 233 East 77th Street on March
18th 1867, for $1,250.00.
3. According to the New York City directories G.A. Defandorf was
listed as a Dentist from 1874 to 1879 at 233 East 77th Street; and was
not listed prior to 1874. His father was listed as a lawyer prior to 1867
at various other addresses, and from 1867 to 1879 at 233 East 77th
Street. There was a Wilson L. Defandorf listed, as a dentist also at 233
East 77th Street from 1875 to 1877. In the 1878 directory he had a in-
teresting ad, as follows:
“Dentist 1530 Third Avenue, teeth extracted positively without pain by the use
of Nitrous Oxide Gas-$1.00 for first, $.50 cents each additional tooth. Sets of
teeth inserted in the best manner and at the Lowest Prices”.
4. According to the 1870 Census, G.A. Defandorf was listed as being a
twenty-four year old stock broker, born in New York. Other members
of the Defandorf family listed in the 1870's Census, at 233 East 77th
Street were :
George, 49 — Lawyer born New York; Kate, 44 — Keeping House,
born England, Maud, 16; William, 13; Nora, 11; Lizzie, 25; George, 3
months.
132
G.A. Defandorf died on April 7th 1890, leaving no will and two (2) chil-
dren, Allen age 16 and Winifred age 14. Neither the “ New York Times" or
the “ New York Daily Tribune" carried his obituary.
G.A. Defandorf was unlisted in a medical directory for the Civil War per-
iod which listed prominent dentists in New York City.
I believe that the above facts are sufficient to prove that the Defandorf to-
ken is not a Civil War token.
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Gaylord Lipscomb, 5010 Winton Rd., Fairfield, Ohio 45014, has been
appointed to replace Clifton Temple as coordinator for changes and addi-
tions of store cards. Report any new finds or corrections to Gay as you have
done in the past to Clif.
Sterling Rachootin deserves a lot of credit and thanks for making the
arrangements at the Skyway Motel for the accommodations that most of
the Society members took advantage of. Once again the Hospitality Room
was where the action was, and many tokens found new homes there. The
west coast members sure did their best to make things pleasant for all the
members.
The annual meeting was well attended and all enjoyed Jack Detwiler’s
slide presentation “Copy Cat”, in which he showed Civil War tokens that
were copies from U.S. coinage. Remember, the Society has slides that
members may borrow to show at their local coin club meetings.
Jack Detwiler’s column “Patriotic Patter’’ will be suspended while Jack is
working on the new patriotic book.
The Society has its first Jr. member; he is Jeff Hartzog, a young brother
of Rich Hartzog.
The enclosed ballot for the Board of Governors should be marked and re-
turned to me promptly. Remember, don’t vote for more than four candi-
dates.
Richard Brown
* — — .. -■ ■ -» — --■■■■ — --v. - — "■
WANTED
COMMON PATRIOTIC & STORE CARDS
VG or better . . . Paying $2.00 each ^
NEIL & DIANA SOWARDS
548 Home Ave. Ft. Wayne, Ind. 46807 ‘
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TITLE INDEX FOR 1975 - VOLUME TITLE
Announcement & Messages
Auction Analysis 2 67
Call for New Patriotic Listings 3 83
Commentary from the Editor 4 113
Dues Renewal Reminder 4 121
Free Classified Ads 3 89
Membership Renewal 3 103
Membership Repoi 1 9
Minutes of Annual Meeting 4 124
Presidents Message 1 13
Presidents Message 2 48
Presidents Message 3 83
Presidents Message 4 133
Schenkman Assumes Editorship 3 89
Temple Resigns 2 53
Auction Notes 1 14
Auction Report No. 16 1 27
Auction Report No. 17 2 53
Auction Report No. 18 3 83
Auction Report No. 19 4 113
Auction Society No. 17 1 16
Auction Society No. 18 2 50
Auction Society No. 19 3 98
Auction Society No. 20 4 126
Catalogue of Patriotic Civil War Tokens
Unlisted in Third Edition of Fuld in the Collection of the American
Numismatic Society 3 85
Changes and Additions U.S. Civil War Storecards 1 21
Collecting Civil War Tokens by Die, Part 2 1 28
Collecting Civil War Tokens by Die, Part 3 2 68
Defandorf, G. A 4 132
Descriptive Grading of Unc. C.W. Tokens 2 56
Die Proofs? 3 106
Gies Token Hoard 3 90
Gies Token Hoard Updated 4 118
Harris, Jon, Our Man at the A. N. A 2 54
Lincolns Military Necessity Token 4 122
Membership List 2 62
Messed-Up Little Mac 1 10
Patriotic Patter 1 3
Patriotic Patter 2 35
Patriotic Patter 3 79
Patriotic Patter 4 111
Robinson, Yankee, Portrait of a Showman 3 92
Smick’s Cardboard Check 2 74
Storecard Chatter 1 30
Thoughts on Collecting Civil War Tokens by Condition 3 84
Token Oddities 3 30
Token Small Talk 3 88
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The General Store
SUTLER TOKENS WANTED: Will pay top prices. Also want Tenn. CWT
and Wealth of the South Tokens. David Schenkman, Box 274, Indian Head,
MD 20640.
WANTED OHIO MERCHANTS: 160C, 175B, 230C, 300 A, 345D, 735A,
815C, 880A, 880B, 915A, 935B, 975G. Richard E. Brown, 252 S. State Rte.
587, Fostoria, Ohio 44830.
“WHICH DIE on which token? Detailed listing of store cards by die, from
1000 to 1429. $5.00. Michael Renner, 8137 45th Street, Lyons, 111. 60534.”
HOLIDAY SPECIALS! PATRIOTICS: 104/263-Fine. $15.00, 127/248
Unc. (Sharp Strike) $22.00. Storecards: 111. 65A-6aFine. $15.00, 111. 660A2a
V.F. $12.50, Ind. 500U-la $12.50, K.Y. 480B-4a Red Unc. $65. Mass. 115B-
2a V.F. $15.00, Ohio 230B-3a Red Unc. $15.00. Glenn Firestone, P.O. Box
1298, Hialeah, Fla. 33010.
MAPLE RAPIDS, MICHIGAN AVAILABLE for trade. Looking for
equally tough Coldwater and Saranac. Phil Deckebach, 380 E. 2nd St.,
Rochester, MI. 48063.
“SERIOUS CWT collectors: I solicit your Want Lists. Rare dies, Off-
Metals, Rare states, etc., currently in stock. Jon Harris, 1107 Aduana Ave.,
Coral Gables, Florida 33146.”
CHOICE CWT COLLECTION I am considering the disposal of my entire
collection of Civil War Patriotics, and Store Card Tokens. Time does not
allow me the pursuit of this hobby any more. Rather than break up this fine
collection, I will offer it to those who wish to examine it, and make an offer.
It can be seen at my residence, call first to make an appointment, please. I
won’t try to describe the assortment, but these are many prime condition
tokens and rarities, (over 750) many unsorted. George Green, RD#2, Sara-
toga Springs, N.Y. 12866.
BEAUTIFUL COLLECTION for sale: Many rarities, including incused &
off-metals. Sold as a collection only-over 600 different varieties. George
Green, RD#2, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 12866.
CAIRO, ILLINOIS (IL95B-la) il XF. for sale at $10.25 postpaid. Rich
Hartzog, P.O. Box4143LJ, Rockford, IL 61110.
WANTED CIVIL WAR Identification Disk and Badges; State Presenta-
tion Medals. Kenneth Trobaugh, Rt. 2, Box 134, Strasburg, Virginia 22657.
135
Dorge Sells
The unusual in tokens and medals
— better grade items only
* CIVIL WAR TOKENS
* WASHINGTONIA
* EARLY U.S. MEDALS
(prior 1920)
* U.S. STORE CARDS
(prior to 1900)
WANT LISTS WELCOMED
Dorge
George J. Fuld Doris B. Fuld
ANA LM 434, FRNS, ANS, TAMS
P.O. Box 5745 Baltimore, Maryland 21208
Phone 301 486-0100
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